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Example 22-9
Em laik klinim gaden bilongen tasol em katim han bilongen.
Em
3sg
laik
want
klin-im
clean-
tr
gaden
garden
bilong-en
poss
-
3sg
tasol
but
em
3sg
katim
cut
han
hand/arm
bilong-en.
poss
-
3sg
He wanted to clean his garden but he cut his hand/arm.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
: Manus F13
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
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