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Example 75-112
Awaana soo liiv ooma? – Niya.
Awaana
who
soo
3.
poss
.
m
liiv
book
ooma?
dem
.
inan
.
prox
–
Niya.
1sg
Whose book is this? – Mine.
Comment:
The form for 'mine' is the same as that for the personal pronoun.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special pronoun form
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