Value Possessum-possessor

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Order of possessor and possessum
References
Mihalic 1971

Examples

  1. Em haus bilong husat?
    Em
    3sg
    haus
    house
    bilong
    poss
    husat?
    who
    Whose house is that?

    See Dutton and Thomas 1985: 38

  2. Ol i katim baksait bilong papa bilong mi long naif.
    Ol
    3pl
    i
    pm
    katim
    cut
    baksait
    back
    bilong
    poss
    papa
    father
    bilong
    poss
    mi
    1sg
    long
    ins
    naif.
    knife
    They cut my father’s back with a knife.

    See nd

  3. Yu salim wanpela long hamas?
    Yu
    2sg
    salim
    sell
    wan-pela
    one-mod
    long
    prep
    hamas?
    how.much
    How much do you sell one for?

    See Dutton and Thomas 1985: 31

  4. Em dispela meri bilong dispela man ia, em i bin dai ia.
    Em
    foc
    dispela
    this
    meri
    woman
    bilong
    poss
    dispela
    this
    man
    man
    ia,
    foc
    em
    3sg
    i
    pm
    bin
    pst
    dai
    die
    ia.
    foc
    It was this man’s wife who died.

    See Smith 2002: 166

  5. Em laik klinim gaden bilongen tasol em katim han bilongen.
    Em
    3sg
    laik
    want
    klin-im
    clean-tr
    gaden
    garden
    bilong-en
    poss-3sg
    tasol
    but
    em
    3sg
    katim
    cut
    han
    hand/arm
    bilong-en.
    poss-3sg
    He wanted to clean his garden but he cut his hand/arm.

    See nd: Manus F13