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Example 32-53
Na káza de nha avô [...].
Na
loc
káza
house
de
of
nha
1sg
.
poss
avô
grandfather
[...].
[...]
In my grandfather's house [...].
Portuguese:
Na casa do meu avô [...].
Comment:
The possessor is marked by an adposition.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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