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Example 27-2
di pushi kōp
di
det
pushi
cat
kōp
head
the cat's head
Dutch:
de poes z'n kop
Comment:
The possessor may precede the possessum, when the former is animate.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 16
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Marking of possessor noun phrases: No marking
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