Datapoint Fanakalo/Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object

Values

Verb – object – adverb Frequency: 87.5%

Example 61-11:
Lo muzi ka tina yena thanda lo mafish stelek.
Lo
art
muzi
family
ka
poss
tina
we
yena
it
thand-a
like-v
lo
art
ma-fish
pl-fish
stelek.
strong
Our family loves fish greatly.

Source: Opperman 1967: Part 3, page 1

Confidence:
Certain

Verb – adverb – object Frequency: 12.5%

Example 61-12:
Yena thanda stelleg lo fish.
Yena
they
thand-a
like-v
stelleg
strong
lo
art
fish.
fish
They like fish a lot. OR: They like fish greatly.
Confidence:
Intermediate