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Order of demonstrative and noun
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Demonstrative word precedes noun
Example 16-8:
dis mã ì bì tifmã
dis
dem
.
prox
mã
man
ì
3sg
bì
be
tifmã
thief
This man is a thief.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 194
Example 16-9:
dat tɔl masalaʤi
dat
dem
.
dist
tɔl
tall
masalaʤi
mosque
that tall mosque
Source:
Huber 1999
: 194
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of demonstrative and noun
Source:
Huber 1999
: 193-195
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