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Example 25-13
Det sneik bla ai dei kolam rili dipwan.
Det
dem
sneik
snake
bla
dat
/
poss
ai
eye
dei
3pl
kol-am
call-
tr
rili
really
dip-wan.
deep-
adj
The (mythical) snake's eye is what they call the really deep one (waterhole).
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates a nominal possessor marked by a postposition, preceding the possessum.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 71
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Antidual of paired body-part terms: No antidual
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