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Example 43-2
Ile anda nu chang di sua moler
su
pay.
Ile
he
anda
go
nu
loc
chang
land
di
of
sua
poss
.
3sg
moler
wife
su
poss
.
3sg
pay.
father
He went to the property of his wife’s father.
Comment:
This example contains both orders: possessor-possessum (
chang di sua moler su pay
) and possessum-possessor (
chang di sua
moler su pay
).
Type:
pedagogical grammar
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 30
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
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