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Bawean

Syntax

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Noun phrase:
Bəbine                      sanga'
women (plural)          beutiful
'beutiful women'

   Verb phrase:
Nolle         tedung!
imp            go-sleep
'Go sleep!'

   Prepositional phrase:
e     attas    meja

loc   above  table
'above the  table!'

   Word order:
əmma'    ngakan     nase'
mother    eat            rice
'Mother eats rice.'

   Yes/no questions:
lamare    ngakan  bə'na?
PRF         eat        you
'Have you finished eating?'
la      ngakan       tamo-na?
PRG   eat             guest-det
'Does the guest start eating?'

   Content questions:
barəmma  kabbar-na        bə'na?
how          news-   det     you
'How are you?'
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