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Example 8-61
Di fuud ina di pat a fi-mi.
Di
det
fuud
food
ina
in
di
det
pat
pot
a
cop
fi-mi.
for-
1sg
The food in the pot is mine.
Comment:
This example illustrates predicative usage.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special preposition plus pronoun
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