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Order of adposition and noun phrase
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Example 23-6:
hem i stap stap long solwota
hem
3sg
i
agr
stap
stay
stap
stay
long
prep
solwota
salt.water
He lived for a long time by the ocean.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-7:
[...] bae i kam long gavman.
[...]
[...]
bae
irr
i
agr
kam
come
long
prep
gavman.
government
[...] it will come from the government.
Source:
nd
Example 23-8:
bae mi soemoat long yu
bae
irr
mi
1sg
soemoat
show
long
prep
yu
2sg
I'll show [them] to you.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Source:
Own knowledge
Meyerhoff nd
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