Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor

Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Cardoso 2009

Examples

  1. Jacob tə faze vɔs də kɔb.
    Jacob
    Jacob
    ipfv.npst
    faz-e
    make-inf
    vɔs
    voice
    of
    kɔb.
    snake
    Jacob is imitating the voice of a snake (lit. Jacob is making the voice of a snake).

    See Cardoso 2004-2008

  2. Dəpəy muyɛmuyɛr də Manu, muyɛmuyɛr də ɔrlãd.
    Dəpəy
    then
    muyɛr~muyɛr
    woman~woman
    of
    Manu,
    Manu
    muyɛr~muyɛr
    woman~woman
    of
    ɔrlãd.
    Orlando
    then the women of Manu('s family), the women of Orlando('s family)

    See Cardoso 2009: 175

  3. Də tɛtɛ kaz jə bẽzew?
    of
    tɛtɛ
    Tete
    kaz
    house
    already
    bẽze-w?
    bless-pst
    Has [he] already blessed Tete's house?

    See Cardoso 2009: 169

  4. Kurəsãw də makak dẽt del mem korp.
    Kurəsãw
    heart
    of
    makak
    monkey
    dẽt
    inside
    də-el
    of-3sg
    mem
    emph
    korp.
    body
    The monkey's heart is inside his own body.

    See Cardoso 2009: 220

  5. nɔven də nɔsior də mɔrt, nɔven də nɔsior də imakulad
    nɔven
    novena
    of
    nɔsior
    our.lady
    of
    mɔrt,
    death
    nɔven
    novena
    of
    nɔsior
    our.lady
    of
    imakulad
    immaculate
    the novena of Our Lady of Death, the novena of Our Lady of Immaculate (Conception)

    See Cardoso 2009: 242