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Example 40-49
ʋɔ tɛ irmãʋ
mi,
yo tɛ
ʋɔ
irmã.
ʋɔ
2sg
.INFORMAL
tɛ
be.
prs
irmãʋ
brother
mi,
my
yo
1sg
tɛ
be.
prs
ʋɔ
your
irmã.
sister
You are my brother, I am your sister
Comment:
This is taken from a narrative spoken by Selestin Pey.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished story
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of pronominal possessors: Following word
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