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Example 1-98
Dem no lukku tatta va dem.
Den
3pl
no
neg
luku
look.after
tata
father
fu
of
den.
3pl
They don't take care of their father.
German:
[Die 2 Gebrüder] bekümmern sich nicht um ihren Vater.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 29
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of pronominal possessors: Adpositional phrase following the possessum
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