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Example 47-5
boso tur su trabou
boso
2pl
tur
all
su
poss
trabou
work
the work of you all
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
published source
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 38
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Marking of pronominal possessors: Adpositional phrase preceding the possessum
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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