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Example 54-89
Moin lé myenn lé kourt.
Mwen
1sg
le
def
.
pl
myenn
mine
le
cop
.
prs
kourt.
short
Mine is short.
French:
Moi, la mienne est courte.
Comment:
The informant refers to his moustache (compared to the one of Tizan's father in the story he is telling).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 17
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special pronoun form
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