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Order of adposition and noun phrase
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Example 9-7:
Wi freyd fa an.
Wi
we
freyd
afraid
fa
from
an.
her
We were afraid of her.
Source:
Escure 1983
: 41
Example 9-8:
Wi me de wok fu ʃɛl.
Wi
1pl
me
ant
de
prog
wok
work
fu
for
ʃɛl.
Shell
We were working for Shell.
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Source:
Escure 1983
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