Datapoint Pidgin Hindustani/Order of subject, object, and verb

SOV and SVO are in free variation, but SOV is used more frequently by Indo-Fijian speakers (reflecting the SOV ordering of Fiji Hindi).

Values

Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 50.0%

Example 70-2:
Ham Simioni milo.
Ham
1sg
Simioni
Simioni
milo.
meet
I met Simioni.

Source: Siegel 1987: 250

Example 70-82:
Masta ekdam cesma sanglas paino.
Masta
Masta[name]
ekdam
emph
cesma
glasses
sanglas
sunglasses
paino.
put.on
Masta just put on sunglasses.
Confidence:
Very certain

Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 50.0%

Example 70-1:
Ham bejo ek larika.
Ham
1sg
bejo
send
ek
one
larika.
boy
I sent a boy.

Source: Siegel 1987: 250

Example 70-15:
Kuta deko suar.
Kuta
dog
deko
see
suar.
pig
The dog saw the pig.
Confidence:
Very certain