Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object

Vincentian Creole does not have a direct match for ‘often’ but tends to use the expressions equivalent to 'always, many times, all the time, most of the time'. Their order in the sentence will vary depending on the expression used.

Values

Adverb – verb – object Frequency: 70.0%

Example 7-22:
Meiri duhz aaltaim kis Jan.
Meiri
Mary
duhz
hab
aal-taim
all-time
kis
kiss
Jan.
John
Mary often kisses John. OR: Mary always kisses John.
Example 7-23:
Hi aaltaim tel di truut.
Hi
3sg
aal-taim
all-time
tel
tell
di
art
truut.
truth
He often tells the truth. OR: He always tells the truth.
Confidence:
Certain

Verb – object – adverb Frequency: 30.0%

Example 7-24:
Meiri duhz kis Jan plenti taim.
Meiri
Mary
duhz
hab
kis
kiss
Jan
John
plenti
plenty
taim.
time
Mary often kisses John. OR: Mary kisses John a lot.
Confidence:
Certain