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Value Preceding word
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Examples
Mai
mama se dat
haar
grani mama woz fram Jamieka.
Mai
1sg
.
poss
mama
mother
se
say
dat
comp
haar
3sg
.
poss
.
f
grani
granny
mama
mother
woz
cop
.
pst
fram
from
Jamieka.
Jamaica
My mother told me that her grandmother was from Jamaica.
See
nd
Wen unu gat
unu
piknini [...].
Wen
when
unu
2pl
gat
get
unu
2pl
.
poss
piknini
child
[...].
[...]
When you have your own children [...].
See
nd
Ai did telin wi dairekta [...].
Ai
1sg
did
pst
tel-in
tell-
prog
wi
1pl
.
poss
dairekta
director
[...].
[...]
I was telling our director [...].
See
nd
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