Example 7-2

di pikni fo Meivis
di
art
pikni
child
fo
for
Meivis
Mavis
Mavis’ child OR: Mavis' children
Comment:
The benefactive marker precedes the full NP or proper noun possessor or the possessive pronoun, but follows the possessum.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004: 158