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Example 1-100
No jam da janjam
va da boom
, a ougri.
No
neg
nyan
eat
da
det
.
sg
n'nyan
fruit
fu
of
da
det
.
sg
bon,
tree
a
3sg
.
sbj
ogri.
be.bad
Don't eat the fruit of that tree, it's harmful.
German:
Iss nicht die Frucht dieses Baums, sie ist schädlich. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Possessum-
fu
-possessor, with preposition
fu
(<va>) as possessive marker.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 128
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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