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Example 25-187
Ai bin gajim det ki-holda main.
Ai
1sg
bin
pst
gaj-im
get-
tr
det
dem
ki-holda
key-holder
main.
1sg
.
poss
I got the key holder [of] mine.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates the definite article and the word order N-POSS with pronominal possessors.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Nicholls 2006
: 2
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of pronominal possessors: Following word
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