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Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 70.0%
Example 32-3:
un senhóra skura
un
det
senhóra
lady
skura
dark.
f
a dark lady
Portuguese:
uma senhora escura
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
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Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 32-4:
un boa jornalista
un
det
boa
good.
f
jornalista
journalist
a good journalist (female)
Portuguese:
uma boa jornalista
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-5:
un grand amig
un
det
grand
big
amig
friend
a good friend
Portuguese:
um grande amigo
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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