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Example 42-66
prau sa tabu
prau
boat
sa
gen
tabu
plank
the boat's planking
Comment:
The
sa
genitive is the most frequent form of possessive structure in this case.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 91-99
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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