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Example 69-78
arəŋgawŋ mən-(n)akən tanəm
arəŋgawŋ
flying.fox
mən-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
tanəm
bone
a flying fox bone
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field notes 1985
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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