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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun
Example 70-9:
Jon taim u-lon maro, u roj barawala pati.
Jon
rel
taim
time
u-lon
3-
pl
maro,
kill
u
that
roj
day
barawala
big
pati.
party
The time that they killed (a pig), that day there was a big party.
Example 70-14:
Baut barawala ciz nai baito jaise sako kato.
Baut
very
barawala
big
ciz
thing
nai
neg
baito
cop
jaise
like
sako
can
kato.
cut
There aren't very big things (in the bush) of the kind that can bite you.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
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Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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