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Example 5-3
di kova fo(r) am laas
di
the
kova
cover
fo(r)
poss
am
3sg
laas
lose
Its cover is lost.
Comment:
This construction only occurs with inanimate possessors.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Marking of pronominal possessors: Adpositional phrase following the possessum
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