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Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Language:
Norf'k
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Examples
ar pain fe Robinson
ar
the
pain
pine.tree
fe
prep
Robinson
Robinson
Robinson’s pine tree
berds eig / bads eig
berds
whalebird.
poss
eig
egg
/
/
bads
whalebird.
poss
eig
egg
birds eggs
niggers hoof
niggers
Nigger.
poss
hoof
foot
place name OR: kind of edible tuber
biids f Beryl
biids
beads
f
prep
Beryl
Beryl
Beryl's necklace
ar pain fe Robinsons
ar
the
pain
pine.tree
fe
prep
Robinsons
Robinson.
gen
Robinson’s pine tree
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