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Example 22-5
Em haus bilong
husat?
Em
3sg
haus
house
bilong
poss
husat?
who
Whose house is that?
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 38
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Interrogative pronouns: Two compound expressions
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