Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives

In Bazaar Malay, no adjective as modifier of the noun phrase, whether it occurs before or after the head, agrees with the noun it modifies.

Values

No adjective agrees with the noun

Example 67-91:
Lu pegan baru petir, lu mesti tahu berapa berat, tahu.
Lu
2sg
pegan
hold
baru
new
petir,
box
lu
2sg
mesti
must
tahu
know
berapa
how.much
berat,
heavy
tahu.
know
If you hold the new box, you certainly know how heavy it is, you know.

Source: Aye 2005: 108

Example 67-92:
Ini budak kecil kena pukul.
Ini
dem
budak
child
kecil
small
kena
pass
pukul.
beat
This little child was beaten.

Source: Aye 2005: 108

Confidence:
Very certain