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Example 71-135
Poakahi aole
loaa
hulu moa ma kela hale oe?
Poakahi
Monday
aole
neg
loaa
exist
hulu
feather
moa
chicken
ma
loc
kela
det
hale
house
oe?
2sg
.
poss
On Monday, were there no chicken feathers at your house?
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1906
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessum-possessor
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Identity
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