Datapoint Guinea-Bissau Kriyol/Order of adjective and noun

Adjectives in Guinea-Bissau Kriyol follow the rules as in Portuguese, French and other Romance languages; i.e. for a small group of adjectives (e.g. grande 'big', pobre 'poor', etc.) the adjective has figurative meaning if used before the noun, but literal meaning if used after the noun.

Values

Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 75.0%

Example 33-3:
karu nobu
car
car
new
new
the new car
Portuguese: o carro novo
Confidence:
Very certain

Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 25.0%

Example 33-4:
grandi atleta
grandi
great
atleta
athlete
great athlete
Portuguese: grande atleta
Confidence:
Very certain