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Sortal numeral classifiers
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Example 8-7:
Dem tiif di faiv buk outa di shap.
Dem
3pl
tiif
steal
di
det
faiv
five
buk
book
outa
out.of
di
det
shap.
store
They stole the five books from the store.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Sortal numeral classifiers
Source:
Own knowledge
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