Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Order of subject, object, and verb

Values

Subject-verb-object (SVO)

Example 56-1:
Nou griy nou kafe.
Nou
1pl
griy
roast
nou
poss.1pl
kafe.
coffee
We roasted our coffee.

Source: Michaelis 1994: 69

Example 56-2:
Mari ti anbras Zan tanzantan.
Mari
Mary
ti
pst
anbras
kiss
Zan
Jean
tanzantan.
often
Mary often kissed Jean.
Example 56-3:
Lion i manz gazel.
Lion
lion
i
pm
manz
eat
gazel.
gazelle
Lions eat gazelles.
Confidence:
Very certain