Datapoint Tok Pisin/Predicative adjectives

Values

No copula

Example 22-15:
Pikinini ia i bikpela liklik nau.
Pikinini
child
ia
foc
i
pm
bik-pela
big-mod
liklik
small
nau.
now
The child was quite big now.

Source: nd: WNB M12

Example 22-22:
Haus i bikpela tru.
Haus
house
i
pm
bikpela
big.mod
tru.
very
The house is very big.
Example 22-131:
Em i bin bikpela na i strong long palai nau.
Em
3sg
i
pm
bin
pst
bik-pela
big-mod
na
and
i
pm
strong
strong
long
prep
palai
fly
nau.
now
He was big and strong enough to fly now.

Source: nd: ENB M12

Example 22-132:
Em naispla aus stret.
Em
3sg
nais-pla
nice-mod
aus
house
stret.
very
It was a very nice house.

Source: nd: Simbu F16

Example 22-162:
Dispela meri mi lukim asde em i naispela tru.
Dispela
this
meri
woman
mi
1sg
luk-im
see-tr
asde
yesterday
em
3sg
i
pm
nais-pela
nice-mod
tru.
really
This woman I saw yesterday is really beautiful.
Confidence:
Very certain