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Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 75.0%
Example 31-7:
Mi'N dja staba rapariga grandi.
Mi'N
1sg
dja
compl
staba
was
rapariga
girl
grandi.
big
I was already a big girl.
Source:
nd
Example 31-8:
Ma inda, e sta omi riju.
Ma
but
inda,
still
e
3sg
sta
is
omi
man
riju.
strong
But he is still a strong man.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
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Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 25.0%
Example 31-5:
un ki ten bon kurason
un
one
ki
that
ten
has
bon
good
kurason
heart
one that has a good heart
Source:
nd
Example 31-6:
E un grandi sorti.
E
is
un
indf
grandi
great
sorti.
luck
It's great luck.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
nd
;
nd
;
nd
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