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Datapoint Sranan/Predicative possession

Example 2-195:: Yungu, yu no abi ai fu sii?
Yungu,
boy
yu
2sg
no
neg
abi
have
ai
eye
fu
for
sii?
see
Boy, don’t you have eyes?

Source: Wilner 1992: 1
Example 2-196:: Efu yu no abi flashlait efu munkendi, yu no e sii.
Efu
if
yu
2sg
no
neg
abi
have
flashlait
flashlight
efu
or
munkendi,
moonlight
yu
2sg
no
neg
e
ipfv
sii.
see
If you didn’t have a flashlight or moonlight, you couldn’t see.

Source: Winford 2002: 429
Example 2-197:: Te wan mama abi pikin kba, a pikin musu nyan.
Te
when
wan
art
mama
mother
abi
have
pikin
child
kba,
already
a
det
pikin
child
musu
must
nyan.
eat
When a mother has a child, the child must eat.

Source: Winford 2002: 435