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Order of subject, object, and verb
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Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Example 17-1:
À plant nyam.
À
1sg
.
sbj
plant
plant
nyam.
yam
I planted yams.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 71
Example 17-96:
Chidi (ìm) gò kawnt nyam.
Chidi
Chidi
(ìm)
(
3sg
.
sbj
)
gò
irr
kawnt
count
nyam.
yam
Chidi will count yams.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 58
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 71-73
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