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Order of adposition and noun phrase
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Prepositions Frequency: 90.0%
Example 17-5:
À de
fò̱r
fam.
À
1sg
.
sbj
de
cop
fò̱r
prep
fam.
farm
I am at the farm.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 151
Confidence:
Very certain
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Postpositions Frequency: 10.0%
Example 17-4:
À dè Kano frò̱m kò̱mót.
À
1sg
.
sbj
dè
ncompl
Kano
Kano
frò̱m
loc
kò̱mót.
originate
I am from Kano.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 73-74, 141-164
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