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Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
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Order of cardinal numeral and noun
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Numeral precedes noun
Example 31-13:
Es tinha
dos
tisterna.
Es
they
tinha
had
dos
two
tisterna.
cisterns
They had two cisterns.
Source:
nd
Example 31-14:
N para tres anu na kontratu.
N
I
para
stayed
tres
three
anu
year
na
in
kontratu.
contract
I was contracted for three years.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Source:
nd
;
nd
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