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Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Parameter:
Predicative possession
Examples
Tyéne tricycle si Juan.
Tyéne
have
tricycle
tricycle
si
ag
Juan.
Juan
Juan has a tricycle.
Nuáy tricycle si Juan.
Nuáy
neg
.
exist
tricycle
tricycle
si
ag
Juan.
Juan
Juan doesn't have a tricycle.
Nuáy si John ya-tyéne motor.
Nuáy
neg
.
exist
si
ag
John
John
ya-tyéne
prf
-have
motor.
motor
John didn't possess a motorbike.
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