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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun
Example 9-5:
di owl ledi
di
art
owl
old
ledi
lady
the old lady
Source:
Escure 2004
: 531
Example 9-6:
I da no li bway i olda dan yu.
I
3sg
da
top
no
neg
li
little
bway
boy
i
3sg
olda
older
dan
than
yu.
2sg
He is not a little boy, he is older than you.
Source:
Escure 1985
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Escure 2004
: 5117-44
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