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Value |
Contributor |
Comments |
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=Hoan
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No |
Chris Collins |
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Acehnese
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No |
Julie Legate |
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Afrikaans
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Yes |
Theresa Biberauer |
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Words: daardie groot skoen Gloss: that big shoe Translation: that big shoe Contributor: Theresa Biberauer |
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Agni indénié
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No |
Amoikon Dyhié ASSANVO |
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Albanian
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Yes |
Dalina Kallulli |
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Words: kjo e bukur / bukura vajzë Gloss: this(F,SG) agr(F,SG) pretty / pretty.the girl Translation: this pretty girl Comment: This feels slightly marked and/or archaic/dialectal though. Contributor: Dalina Kallulli |
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Words: këto tre gra Gloss: these(F) three women(F) Translation: these three women Contributor: Dalina Kallulli |
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American Sign Language
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Yes |
Natasha Abner |
THAT BLUE BOOK |
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Amharic
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Yes |
Girma Demeke |
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Words: ya tɨnɨš lɨğğ Gloss: that small child Translation: 'that small child' Contributor: Girma Demeke |
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Ancient Greek
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Yes |
Richard Faure |
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Arabic, Gulf
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No |
Dimitrios Ntelitheos |
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Aymara
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Yes |
Matt Coler |
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Bajau, West Coast
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No |
Mark Miller |
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Bambara
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No |
Bryan Villa |
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Bandial
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No |
Wolfgang Berndt |
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Bardi
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Yes |
Claire Bowern |
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Basaa
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Yes |
Paul Roger Bassong |
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Words: ɓáná ɓa-lâm ɓá ɓↄŋgɛ́ Gloss: AGR.DEM.PROX. AGR-nice GEN 2children Translation: ‘These nice children (here) Comment: In the above example the adjective is given more prominence than the head noun. The adjective fulfils a subjective function in this case. (example entered for Paul Roger Bassong) Contributor: Hyo Shin |
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Words: bíní bi-koyóp bí mámbↄ́t Gloss: AGR.DEM.PROX. AGR-red GEN 6garments Translation: ‘These red garments (here) Comment: In the above example the adjective is given more prominence than the head noun. The adjective fulfils a subjective function in this case. (example entered for Paul Roger Bassong) Contributor: Hyo Shin |
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Basque
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Yes |
Karlos Arregi |
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Bellinzonese
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Yes |
Andrea Cattaneo |
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Words: Ò töi chesctu bèl libru ier Gloss: have.AUX.PRS.1 buy.PTCP this nice book yesterday Translation: I bought this nice book yesterday. Contributor: Andrea Cattaneo |
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Words: Ò visct chèla bèla cà Gloss: have.AUX.PRS.1SG see.PTCP that.F.SG pretty.F.SG house Translation: I saw that pretty house. Contributor: Andrea Cattaneo |
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Beng
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No |
Denis Paperno |
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Bengali
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Yes |
Satarupa Das |
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Words: ei lal gari-ta Gloss: this red car-CLF Translation: this red car Contributor: Satarupa Das |
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Bole
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No |
Alhaji Gimba |
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Brazilian Portuguese
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Yes |
Bruna Moreira |
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Words: Esses belos pássaros Gloss: These.M beautiful.M.PL bird.PL Translation: These beautiful birds Contributor: Bruna Moreira |
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Breton
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No |
Steve Hewitt |
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Bulgarian
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Yes |
Iliana Krapova |
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Words: tova xubav-o dete Gloss: DEM.N pretty-N.SG child.N Translation: this pretty child Contributor: Ljuba Veselinova |
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Burmese
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Yes |
Timothy Ho |
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Calabrian (Northern)
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No |
Giuseppina Silvestri |
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Catalan
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Yes |
Txuss Martin |
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Chichewa
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No |
Sam Mchombo |
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Chickasaw
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NA |
Pam Munro |
Chickasaw does not have adjectives, per se, only stative verbs. |
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Chol
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Yes |
Jessica Coon |
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Czech
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Yes |
Peter Kosta |
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Words: Vidíš ten bílej ručník? Gloss: see.2sg that white towel Translation: Can you see that white towel (over there)? Contributor: Pavel Caha |
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Dagaare
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No |
Adams Bodomo |
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Dholuo
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Digo
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No |
Steve Nicolle |
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Digor Ossetic
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Yes |
David Erschler |
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Words: ači saw tikis Gloss: this black cat Translation: this black cat Contributor: David Erschler |
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Dutch
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Words: Ik vind deze grote huizen lelijk Gloss: I find these big.AGR house.PL ugly Translation: I find these big houses ugly Contributor: Hilda Koopman |
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Eastern Armenian
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Yes |
Karine Megerdoomian |
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English
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Yes |
Chris Collins |
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English (Singapore)
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Yes |
Adam Chong |
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European Portuguese
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Yes |
Salvador Mascarenhas |
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Words: Comprei um belo carro. Gloss: buy.PST.1SG a.M swell.M car Translation: I bought a swell car. Comment: NB: this order is restricted to some adjectives such as `belo', a specific meaning of `rico' (rich), `bom' (good) Contributor: Salvador Mascarenhas |
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Ewe
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No |
Chris Collins |
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Farefari
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No |
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu |
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Faroese
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Yes |
Gunnar Hrafn Hrafnbjargarson |
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Finnish
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Yes |
Anders Holmberg |
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Words: tuo uusi talo Gloss: that new house Translation: that new house Contributor: Anders Holmberg |
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French
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Yes |
Chris Collins |
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Words: Ce jeune homme Gloss: Dem-SG.M young man Translation: “that young man” Contributor: Hannah Kim |
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Frisian (West Frisian)
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Yes |
Jarich Hoekstra |
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Ga
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No |
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu |
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galician
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Yes |
Naír García |
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Garifuna
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No |
Teresa O'Neill (contributor till 2012) |
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georgian
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Yes |
Lea Nash |
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German
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Yes |
Martin Haspelmath |
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Greek
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Yes |
Arhonto Terzi |
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Words: afto to eksipno pedhi Gloss: this the clever kid Translation: this clever kid Contributor: Arhonto Terzi |
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Gungbe (Porto-Novo)
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No |
Enoch Oladé Aboh |
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Gurene
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No |
Samuel Atintono |
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Haitian
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No |
Michel DeGraff |
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Hakka
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Yes |
Iris Wu |
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Hanga
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No |
Geoffrey Hunt |
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Hausa
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Yes |
Michael A. Estrada |
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Words: wânnan bàbbar ƙasā Gloss: that large country Translation: 'that large country' Contributor: Michael A. Estrada |
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Hebrew
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No |
Ur Shlonsky |
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Words: *ze adom degel Gloss: this red flag Translation: this red flag Contributor: Ur Shlonsky |
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Hindi
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Yes |
Gurprit Bains |
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Hittite
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Yes |
Mattyas Huggard |
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Hixkaryana
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NA |
Laura Kalin |
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Comment: There are demonstrative pronouns in Hixkaryana (Derbyshire 1985:p. 7) but no demonstratives that co-occur with a noun (p. 26). Contributor: Laura Kalin |
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Hungarian
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Yes |
Anna Szabolcsi |
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Words: Ez-ek a fekete kalap-ok rondá-k. Gloss: this-PL[NOM] the black hat-PL[NOM] ugly-PL Translation: `These black hats are ugly' Contributor: Anna Szabolcsi |
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Ibibio
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No |
Willie Willie |
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Icelandic
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Yes |
Jim Wood |
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Words: Þessi rauði hestur Gloss: This.NOM.M.SG red.DEF.NOM.M.SG horse.NOM.M.SG Translation: This red horse Comment: From Thráinsson (2007:89) Contributor: Jim Wood |
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Igala
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No |
Johnson Folorunso Ilori |
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Iha
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Ilokano
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Yes |
Jeremy Rafal |
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Words: daytoy nalabbaga a kotse Gloss: this red LIG car Translation: this red car Contributor: Jeremy Rafal |
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imbabura quichua
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Yes |
UCLA Linguistics 210 |
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Indonesian
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Irish
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No |
Bridget Nixdorf |
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Iron Ossetic
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Yes |
David Erschler |
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Isbukun Bunun
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Yes |
Iris Wu |
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Italian
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Yes |
Andrea Cattaneo |
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Jamaican Creole English
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Yes |
Stephanie Durrleman |
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Japanese
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Yes |
Ken Hiraiwa |
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Words: kono akai booru Gloss: this red ball Translation: this red ball Contributor: Ken Hiraiwa |
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Jarawara
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No |
Alan Vogel |
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Jingulu
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NA |
Rob Pensalfini |
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Karachay
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Yes |
Steve Seegmiller |
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Kayan
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No |
Ken Manson |
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Khasi
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No |
Gracious Temsen |
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KiLega
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No |
Kasangati Kinyalolo |
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Kiswahili
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No |
Aggrey Wasike |
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Kiyaka
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No |
Lukowa Kidima |
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Konni
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No |
Michael Cahill |
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Korean
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Yes |
Chung-hye Han |
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Words: ce twukkewu-n chayk Gloss: that thick-REL book Translation: that thick book Contributor: Chung-hye Han |
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Kuot
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Yes |
Eva Lindström |
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Kurdish (Sorani)
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No |
Yadgar Karimi |
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Kusunda
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Yes |
Mark Donohue |
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Laal
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NA |
Florian Lionnet |
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Lango
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No |
Arwa Rangwala |
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Lani
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Lao
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No |
Alif Silpachai |
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Lebanese Arabic
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No |
Lina Choueiri |
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Lubukusu
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No |
Aggrey Wasike |
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Maasai (Kisongo)
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Yes |
Hilda Koopman |
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Words: Toriko ena kɨtɨ kerai! Gloss: Take this small child! Translation: Take this small child! Comment: from: http://pages.uoregon.edu/maasai/Maa%20Lexicon/lexicon/main.htm Contributor: Hilda Koopman |
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Malagasy
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No |
Ed Keenan and Laura Kalin |
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Malayalam
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Yes |
Mythili Menon |
Malayalam doesn't have adjectives per se. |
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Mandarin
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Yes |
Arthur Wang |
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Words: zhe duo hong hua Gloss: DEM CL red flower Translation: this red flower Contributor: Arthur Wang |
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Words: wo xihuan zhe ben shu Gloss: I like DEM CLF book Translation: I like this book. Comment: zhe is a demonstrative word that precedes the book Contributor: Arthur Wang |
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Maori
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No |
Ray Harlow |
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Marshallese
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No |
Heather Willson Sturman |
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Words: *Eo kileplep ļoon e=jorrāān. Gloss: the.SG big boat 3SG.AGR=be.broken Translation: The big boat is broken. Contributor: Heather Willson Sturman |
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Masarak
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No |
Jessica Chen |
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Mbuko
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No |
Richard Gravina |
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Medumba
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No |
KEUPDJIO HERMANN SIDOINE |
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Words: jʉ̄n fɔ́ktə́p zwə́ lī Gloss: this white cloth this Translation: this white cloth ( as opposed to that read one) Comment: This order is not attested in neutral context since it has a contrastive reading Contributor: KEUPDJIO HERMANN SIDOINE |
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Middle Dutch
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Yes |
Gertjan Postma |
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Miya
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Yes |
Michael A. Estrada |
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Words: táken gára-má dem Gloss: this big-"of" tree Translation: 'this big tree' Contributor: Michael A. Estrada |
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Nahuatl (Central Huasteca)
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Yes |
John Garcia |
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Nahuatl (Classical)
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Yes |
John Garcia |
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Naki
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No |
Jeff Good |
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Nawdm
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No |
Hannah Kim |
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Ndut
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No |
Daniel Morgan |
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Nepali
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Yes |
Mark Donohue |
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Nez Perce
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Yes |
Amy Rose Deal |
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Northern Thai
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No |
Alif Silpachai |
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Norwegian
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Yes |
Marit Julien |
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Nupe
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No |
Jason Kandybowicz |
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Words: *nana dzuru eci Gloss: this red yam Translation: this red yam Contributor: Jason Kandybowicz |
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Nweh
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Occitan
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Yes |
Patrick Sauzet |
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Okinawan
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Yes |
Ken Hiraiwa |
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Old English
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Yes |
Steve Seegmiller |
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Words: on dhissum andweardan daege Gloss: on this DAT present DAT day DAT Translation: "on this present day" Contributor: Willem Koopman |
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One
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Yes |
Mark Donohue |
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Palue
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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panjabi
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Yes |
Gurprit Bains |
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Papuan Malay
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Pashto
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Yes |
Taylor Roberts |
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Words: ágha spin mottar de asad néway mottar day Gloss: DEM.M.DIR.SG white.M.DIR.SG car.M.DIR.SG POSS Asad new.M.DIR.SG car.M.DIR.SG be.PRS.IPFV.3SG.M Translation: That white car is Asad's new car. Comment: Tegey and Robson 1996: 170. Contributor: Taylor Roberts |
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Pima
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Yes |
Marcus Smith |
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Polish
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Yes |
Barbara Tomaszewicz |
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Words: Widzisz ten biały ręcznik? Gloss: see.2sg this white towel Translation: Do you see this white towel? Contributor: Barbara Tomaszewicz |
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Q'anjob'al
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No |
Kathleen O'Flynn |
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Romanian
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Yes |
Oana Savescu |
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Words: acel superb copac Gloss: that.M.SG superb.M.SG tree.M.SG Translation: that superb tree Contributor: Oana Savescu |
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Russian
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Yes |
Stephanie Harves |
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Words: ètot novyj restoran Gloss: this.NOM.M.SG new.NOM.M.SG restaurant.NOM.M.SG Translation: this new restaurant Contributor: Stephanie Harves |
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Salasaca Quichua
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Yes |
Pieter Muysken |
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San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec
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No |
George Aaron Broadwell |
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Sandawe
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No |
Helen Eaton |
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Saweru
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Scottish Gaelic
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No |
David Adger |
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Senaya
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No |
Laura McPherson |
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Serbian
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Yes |
Miloje Despic |
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Shan
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No |
Alif Silpachai |
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Shupamem
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No |
Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare |
The order Demonstrative Adjective Noun is possible when the demonstrative is focussed. |
Words: ji gbam pam run Gloss: this big bag be.full Translation: This big bag is full. Comment: This order is possible when the demonstrative "ji" is focussed. Contributor: Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare |
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Skou
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Slovenian
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Yes |
Franc Marušič |
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Spanish
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Yes |
Violeta Vazquez-Rojas |
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Words: Visitamos esas extrañas ciudades Gloss: visit.PST.1PL that.F.PL strange.F.PL city.PL Translation: We visited those strange cities Contributor: Violeta Vazquez-Rojas |
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Swedish
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Yes |
fredrik heinat |
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Words: De här/dessa röda äpplena smakar gott. Gloss: DEM red.PL apples taste well Translation: These red apples taste good. Comment: There is dialectal difference between the two demonstratives. Contributor: fredrik heinat |
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Swiss German
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Yes |
Cecile Meier |
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Tagalog
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Yes |
Edith Aldridge |
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Words: ito-ng maganda-ng babae Gloss: this-Lk beautiful-Lk woman Translation: this beautiful woman Contributor: Edith Aldridge |
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Taiwanese Southern Min
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Yes |
Arthur Wang |
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Words: chit ki ang pit Gloss: this CLF red pen Translation: this red pen Contributor: Arthur Wang |
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Tarascan
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Yes |
Violeta Vazquez-Rojas |
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Thai
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No |
Peter Jenks |
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Tigre
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Yes |
Zhenyu Sun |
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Words: 'əbb-əlla mambar sannet Gloss: with-this way-of-living good Translation: 'with this good way of living' Contributor: Zhenyu Sun |
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Titan
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No |
Claire Bowern |
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Tlingit
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Yes |
James Crippen |
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Words: yaa lingít tlein Gloss: DEM.MDIST old dog Translation: that old dog Contributor: James Crippen |
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Tommo-So
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No |
Laura McPherson |
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Tongan
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Triqui, Copala
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No |
George Aaron Broadwell |
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Tukang Besi
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Tuki (Tukombo)
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No |
Edmond Biloa |
This ordering is only possible with contrastive focus. |
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Turkish
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Yes |
Ryan Caro |
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Words: şu büyük kapı Gloss: that big door Translation: that big door Contributor: Ryan Caro |
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Tuvan
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Yes |
Brian Hsu |
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Words: ol araattan aŋ-nar Gloss: this wild animal-PL Translation: these wild animals Contributor: Brian Hsu |
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Ukrainian
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Yes |
Roksolana Mykhaylyk |
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Words: cej novyj roman Gloss: this new novel Translation: this new novel Contributor: Roksolana Mykhaylyk |
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Vata
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No |
Hilda Koopman |
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Vietnamese
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No |
Binh Ngo |
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Vlaški-Žejanski-Istro-Romanian
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Yes |
Zvjezdana Vrzic |
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Words: čela mårle om Translation: that big man Contributor: Zvjezdana Vrzic |
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Wan
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No |
Tatiana Nikitina |
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West Flemish
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Yes |
Liliane Haegeman |
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Words: dien-en dikk-en sjaal Gloss: that-msc-sg thick-masc-sg scarf Translation: 'that thick scarf' Contributor: Liliane Haegeman |
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Western Armenian
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Yes |
Hrayr Khanjian |
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Wolane
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Yes |
Hannah Kim |
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Words: ʔənnɛ yɛgɛdɛrɛ gār-čɛ Gloss: This big house-PL Translation: ‘these big houses’ (230). Contributor: Hannah Kim |
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Wolof
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No |
Harold Torrence |
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Yan-nhaŋu
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Yes |
Claire Bowern |
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Yawa
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No |
Mark Donohue |
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Yiddish
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Yes |
Shannon Mooney |
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Words: der gut-er man Gloss: the.M.SG good-M.SG man Translation: "the good man" Contributor: Shannon Mooney |
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Yoruba
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No |
Johnson Folorunso Ilori |
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Zulu
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No |
Claire Halpert |
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