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Order of cardinal numeral and noun
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Numeral precedes noun
Example 39-18:
ũ makak tiŋ i ũ crocodile.
ũ
one
makak
monkey
t-iŋ
exist
-
pst
i
and
ũ
one
<crocodile>.
crocodile
[Once upon a time], there was a monkey and a crocodile.
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 225
Example 39-19:
Dəpəy də trey di use vẽy voltad.
Dəpəy
after
də
of
trey
three
di
day
use
2
vẽy
come.
npst
volta-d.
return-
ptcp
You [will] come back in three days.
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 189
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Feature:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Source:
Cardoso 2009
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