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Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
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Verb – object – adverb
Example 47-26:
Huan ta kanta
tur día
.
Huan
Huan
ta
tns
kanta
sing
tur
every
dia.
day
Huan sings every day.
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 82
Example 47-27:
E minister ei ta biaha
hopi.
E
def
minister
minister
ei
dem
.
nprox
ta
tns
biaha
travel
hopi.
much
That minister (of government) travels a lot.
Source:
Muller 1989
: 201
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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