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Example 64-161
ma hája fi anína
ma
neg
hája
thing
fi
in
anína
1pl
We don’t have anything (lit. No thing in us).
Comment:
This sentence gives an example of a locational possessive construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 179
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Locational
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