Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Hudson 1985: 70-74; Munro 2004: 177-183

Examples

  1. blanga olgamen daga
    blanga
    poss
    olgamen
    woman
    daga
    food
    the woman's food

    See Sandefur 1979: 156

  2. Ai bin faindim det kap bla det wumun.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    faind-im
    find-tr
    det
    dem
    kap
    cup
    bla
    dat/poss
    det
    dem
    wumun.
    woman
    I found the woman's cup.

    See Hudson 1985: 71

  3. Dij kamel im likimbat bo dat kanggaru irrahol.
    Dij
    prox
    kamel
    camel
    im
    3sg
    lik-im-bat
    lick-tr-prog
    bo
    dat
    dat
    dem
    kanggaru
    kangaroo
    irrahol.
    ear
    This camel is licking the kangaroo's ear.
  4. bla big goana waif
    bla
    dat/poss
    big
    big
    goana
    goanna
    waif
    wife
    the female ('wife') of the big goanna (which has a different name from the male)
  5. blanga men kantri
    blanga
    poss
    men
    man
    kantri
    country
    the man's country