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Example 26-6
diz
gaɪz nɛk
diz
dem
gaɪ-z
guy-
gen
nɛk
neck
this guy's neck
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 48
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word precedes noun
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: No co-occurrence
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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