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Example 7-103
mainz, yuhz, hiz, huhz, owaz, deiz
mainz,
1sg
.
poss
yuhz,
2.
poss
hiz,
3sg
.
poss
.
m
huhz,
3sg
.
poss
.
f
owaz,
1pl
.
poss
deiz
3pl
.
poss
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Comment:
Standard English forms (
mine, yours...
) have influenced some Vincentian Creole varieties.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 87/88
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special pronoun form
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