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Marking of possessor noun phrases
Indexing is found only when the possessor itself is a noun.
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Person-indexing on possessum
Example 74-61:
náyka haws
náyka
1sg
haws
house
my house
Example 74-62:
man yáka haws
man
man
yáka
3sg
haws
house
the man's house
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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