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Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
References
van den Berg 2007
: 36
Examples
Isredeh mi kau bringi wan mannpikin.
Isrede
yesterday
mi
1sg
kau
cow
bringi
deliver
wan
a
manpikin.
male.young
Yesterday my cow delivered a bull calf.
German:
Gestern hat meine Kuh ein Junges, ein Oechsgen geworfen. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 22
Dem tu brara no lukku dem tatta.
Den
det
.
pl
tu
two
brara
brother
no
neg
luku
look.after
den
3pl
tata.
father
The/those two brothers don't take care of their father.
German:
Die 2 Gebrüder bekümmern sich nicht um ihren Vater. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 29
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