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Example 64-160
ána éndu bit
ána
1sg
éndu
have
bit
daughter
I have a daughter.
Comment:
This is the prototypical “have” construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 178
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Transitive
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Differentiation
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