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Value Following word
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
References
Nicholls 2006
;
Sandefur 1979
Examples
Ai bin gajim det ki-holda main.
Ai
1sg
bin
pst
gaj-im
get-
tr
det
dem
ki-holda
key-holder
main.
1sg
.
poss
I got the key holder [of] mine.
See
Nicholls 2006
: 2
Bijilain main tharrei.
Biji-lain
fishing-line
main
1sg
:
poss
tharr-ei.
dist
-
dir
My fishing line is there. (Said as a warning)
Ngiyawula, thet the kantri main, G. mi kolim.
Ngiyawula,
prox
:
dir
thet
dem
the
eq
.
cop
kantri
country
main,
mine
G.
G.
mi
1pl
kol-im.
call-
tr
Over here, that’s my country, G. we call it.
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