Value Identity

Language:
Guyanais
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb

Examples

  1. yé gen roun liv; liv-ya
    yé
    3pl
    gen
    have
    roun
    a
    liv;
    book
    liv-ya
    book-pl.def
    They have a book. The books.
  2. mo té ganyen trwa timoun
    mo
    I
    té
    pst
    ganyen
    have
    trwa
    three
    timoun
    children
    I had three children.

    See Jennings and Pfänder 2013+

  3. gen manjé asou tab-a
    gen
    there.is
    manjé
    food
    asou
    on
    tab-a
    table-art
    There is (some) food on the table.