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Value Adpositional phrase preceding the possessum
Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
References
Stolz 1986
: 126
Examples
Di got sini mi wārgeit a sē by fa mi han mi grōtā sa dōt.
Di
det
got
god
sini
3pl
mi
be
wārgeit
truth
a
pst
sē
say
by
by
fa
of
mi
1sg
han
hand
mi
1sg
grōtā
grandfather
sa
will
dōt.
die
The gods were right in saying that my grandfather will die by my hands.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 14
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