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Order of subject, object, and verb
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Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Example 16-1:
polismã ì bi laik wumã
polismã
policeman
ì
3sg
bi
cop
laik
like
wumã
woman
Policemen are like women.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 234
Example 16-179:
gɔd gò kil jù, gɔd gò paniʃ jù.
gɔd
God
gò
fut
kil
kill
jù,
2sg
gɔd
God
gò
fut
paniʃ
punish
jù.
2sg
God will kill you, God will punish you.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 251
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Huber 1999
: 176
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