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Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Winford 2000
Examples
Den bigi suma taki yu kan kibri yu granmama bere.
Den
The.
pl
bigi
big
suma
person
taki
say
yu
2sg
kan
can
kibri
cover
yu
2sg
granmama
grandma
bere.
belly
The older folk say you can hide your grandmother’s belly.
See
Winford 2000
: 80
Ma yu no kan kibri granmama koso.
Ma
but
yu
2sg
no
neg
kan
can
kibri
cover
granmama
grandma
koso.
cough
But you can’t hide grandma's coughing.
See
Winford 2000
: 80
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