Value Transitive

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Predicative possession

Examples

  1. Wal dudei wi laki, yu no. Wi garrim faiya.
    Wal
    well
    dudei
    today
    wi
    1pl
    laki,
    lucky
    yu
    2sg
    no.
    know
    Wi
    1pl
    garr-im
    have-tr
    faiya.
    fire
    Well today we're lucky, you know. We have fire.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  2. Septibin yu gotim?
    Septibin
    safety.pin
    yu
    2sg
    got-im?
    have-tr
    Do you have a safety pin?
  3. "Yu got no bilij", imin tok lagijat.
    "Yu
    2sg
    got
    have
    no
    no
    bilij",
    ashes
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    tok
    speak
    lagijat.
    like.that
    "You've got no ashes", she said.
  4. Ei imiyu, yu gadim eni mejik?
    Ei
    hey
    imiyu,
    Emu
    yu
    2sg
    gad-im
    have-tr
    eni
    any
    mejik?
    magic
    Hey Emu, do you have any magic?

    See Brennan 1993: 12