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Example 40-50
Doy di
mãʋ
iʧo
mi
ani trej di nu irgiʋ kam su.
Doy
two
di
day
mãʋ
hand
iʧo
swell.
pst
mi
my
ani
and
trej
three
di
day
nu
neg
irgiʋ
get.up.
pst
kam
bed
su.
from
Two days my hand swelled and for three days I didn't get out of bed.
Comment:
This sentence 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Unpublished story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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