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Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
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Order of adposition and noun phrase
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Example 69-6:
kumbut kandək
kumbut
village
kandək
loc
to/in/at the village
Example 69-53:
waɲəŋ
kandək
apandan anak
waɲəŋ
arrow
kandək
with
apanda-n
shoot-
fut
anak
aux
(We'll) shoot him with an arrow.
Example 69-59:
pucəm kandək tandaukənan
pucəm
jungle
kandək
obl
tandaukə-nan
sit/stay-
nonfut
(We) were in the forest.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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