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Example 54-170
Ma gay en makatya avèk mon momon.
Ma
1sg
gany
get.
fut
en
indf
makatya
sweet.bun
avek
from
mon
poss
.
1sg
momon.
mother
I’ll get a sweet bun from my mother.
French:
Ma mère me donnera un pain doux.
Comment:
Chaudenson (1974) explains that for future and perfect of 'have' the verb
ganye
is used.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Chaudenson 1974
: 344
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Transitive
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