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Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Predicative possession
Examples
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
Septibin yu gotim?
Septibin
safety.pin
yu
2sg
got-im?
have-
tr
Do you have a safety pin?
"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.
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
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