Datapoint Michif/Order of adposition and noun phrase

French has prepositions. Cree has prepositions and postpositions. A large subset of all of these is used in Michif, remaining in the same position as in the source language. Very rarely are French prepositions used as postpositions.
Place names and English nouns usually appear without adpositions.

Values

Prepositions Frequency: 63.6%

Example 75-20:
Li moond dan lii shezh apiwak.
Li
def.art.m
moond
world/people
dan
loc
lii
art.pl
shezh
chair
api-wak.
sit-3pl
People sit on chairs.

Source: Fleury 2007

Example 75-21:
Li maanzhii diseu la tab ashteew.
Li
def.art.m
maanzhii
food
diseu
on
la
def.art.m
tab
table
ashtee-w.
be.located-3sg
There is food on the table.

Source: Fleury 2007

Confidence:
Very certain

Postpositions Frequency: 27.3%

Example 75-22:
Ma meer kiipeeashekiiweew Edmonton uhchi iyeer.
Ma
1sg.poss.f
meer
mother
kii-pee-ashe-kiiwee-w
pst-hither-back-go.home-3sg
Edmonton
Edmonton
uhchi
from
iyeer.
yesterday
My mother came back from Edmonton yesterday.

Source: Fleury 2007

Confidence:
Very certain

Circumpositions Frequency: 9.1%

Example 75-19:
dans le fridzh uhchi
dans
loc
le
def.art.m
fridzh
fridge
uhchi
from
out of the fridge

Source: Bakker 1997: 110

Confidence:
Certain