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Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Predicative possession
References
Winford 2002
Examples
Yungu, yu no abi ai fu sii?
Yungu,
boy
yu
2sg
no
neg
abi
have
ai
eye
fu
for
sii?
see
Boy, don’t you have eyes?
See
Wilner 1992
: 1
Efu yu no abi flashlait efu munkendi, yu no e sii.
Efu
if
yu
2sg
no
neg
abi
have
flashlait
flashlight
efu
or
munkendi,
moonlight
yu
2sg
no
neg
e
ipfv
sii.
see
If you didn’t have a flashlight or moonlight, you couldn’t see.
See
Winford 2002
: 429
Te wan mama abi pikin kba, a pikin musu nyan.
Te
when
wan
art
mama
mother
abi
have
pikin
child
kba,
already
a
det
pikin
child
musu
must
nyan.
eat
When a mother has a child, the child must eat.
See
Winford 2002
: 435
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