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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun
Example 20-4:
安黎甘文顚拿
[...] only common dinner.
[...]
[...]
only
only
common
common
dinner.
dinner
[...] just an ordinary dinner. OR: [...] but merely an ordinary dinner.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.74
Example 20-5:
米巴鏬巴文
My proper man.
My
1sg
proper
proper
man.
man
I am a proper man to deal with.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.23
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.23
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