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Ternate Chabacano
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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 70.0%
Example 44-6:
Kel mánga grándi bánka ta saká kel peskáw.
Kel
det
mánga
pl
grándi
big
bánka
boat
ta
ipfv
saká
take
kel
det
peskáw.
fish
The big boats take the fish.
Confidence:
Certain
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Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 30.0%
Example 44-5:
Tyéni un muhér byéha [...].
Tyéni
exist
un
indf
muhér
woman
byéha
old
[...].
[...]
There was an old lady [...].
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
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Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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