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Value Possessum-possessor
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Parameter:
Order of possessor and possessum
References
Lang et al. 2012
Examples
Mai di si maridu
kontenti
ku el
txeu
, [...].
Mai
mother
di=si=maridu
of=her=husband
kontenti
satisfied
ku=el
with=
3sg
txeu,
very
[...].
[...]
Her husband's mother was very satified with her, [...].
German:
Die Mutter ihres Mannes war sehr zufrieden mit ihr, [...].
See
da Silva 1987
: 41
kása di Pedru
kása
house
di=Pedru
of=Peter
Peter’s house
German:
Peters Haus
See
Lang et al. 2012
kása-l Pedru
kása=l
house=of
Pedru
Peter
Peter’s house
German:
Peters Haus
See
Lang et al. 2012
kása Pedru
kása
house
Pedru
Peter
Peter’s house
German:
Peters Haus
See
Lang et al. 2012
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