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Example 1-33
Dem tu brara no lukku dem tatta.
Den
det
.
pl
tu
two
brara
brother
no
neg
luku
look.after
den
3pl
tata.
father
The/those two brothers don't take care of their father.
German:
Die 2 Gebrüder bekümmern sich nicht um ihren Vater. [op.cit.]
Comment:
In
dem tu brara
,
dem
is the DEF.PL determiner; in
dem tata
,
dem
is the 3PL pronoun expressing the possessor role.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 29
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun: Identity
Marking of pronominal possessors: Preceding word
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