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Order of cardinal numeral and noun
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Numeral precedes noun
Example 5-12:
chrii taim
chrii
three
taim
time
three times
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 148 (line 392)
Example 5-13:
twelv yeer
twelv
twelve
yeer
year
twelve years of age
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 144 (line 307)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Source:
Rickford 1987
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