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Use in the sentence and with nouns.

Adjectives immediately precede the noun: ¶Õ¨Æ ½²¿¨ cinna payyan `small boy'; äâ ÂÖà pudu viidu `new house'; ½«×¶ »ýºÕ pacce tanni `fresh, cool water'; etc. Adjectives are indeclinable and invariable for PNG; ×Àýà äâ ÂÖ¥à¡Þ rendu pudu viittukku `to the two new houses'; ñá ¼§Á ×½Ô£½Õª×Äõ´ muunu nalla pombulenka `three good women'.





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