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Order of degree word and adjective
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Degree word follows adjective Frequency: 50.0%
Example 19-13:
Dì pìkín dray
tu mɔch
.
Dì
def
pìkín
child
dray
be.dry
tu
too
mɔch.
much
The child is too lean.
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 329
Example 19-14:
Mì layf, è tranga
bad
.
Mì
1sg
.
poss
layf,
life
è
3sg
.
sbj
tranga
be.strong
bad.
bad
My life, it was really tough.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Degree word precedes adjective Frequency: 50.0%
Example 19-15:
Dì chɔp è
tu
bɔ̀kú.
Dì
def
chɔp
food
è
3sg
.
sbj
tu
too
bɔ̀kú.
be.much
The food is too much.
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 247
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Language:
Pichi
Feature:
Order of degree word and adjective
Source:
Yakpo 2009
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