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Example 41-70
seem isti javiitu miɲa maaysu
seem
yes
isti
this
javiitu
top
miɲa
1sg
.
gen
maay-su
mother-
gen
Yes, this one is my mother’s.
Comment:
This illustrates that the same construction is used with non-pronominal NPs and pronominal NPs.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 4876
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Identical to dependent pronominal possessor
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