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Example 39-7
Kurəsãw də makak dẽt del mem korp.
Kurəsãw
heart
də
of
makak
monkey
dẽt
inside
də-el
of-
3sg
mem
emph
korp.
body
The monkey's heart is inside his own body.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 220
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Marking of pronominal possessors: Adpositional phrase preceding the possessum
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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