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Example 5-68
di kova fo di pat laas
di
def
kova
cover
fo
poss
di
def
pat
pot
laas
lose
The pot cover is lost.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Rickford 1987
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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