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Example 74-4
man yáka kánim
man
man
yáka
3sg
kánim
canoe
the man’s canoe
Comment:
3SG is case-neutral (subject, direct object, indirect object, possessive).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
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