Value Special word plus dependent pronominal possessor

Language:
Louisiana Creole
Parameter:
Independent pronominal possessors
References
Neumann 1985: 177ff

Examples

  1. [...] e la mo sezon motchèn.
    [...]
    [...]
    e
    and
    la
    then
    mo
    1sg
    sezon
    season
    mo-tchèn.
    1sg.poss-poss
    [...] and then I season mine (i.e. my chicken).
    French: [...] et ensuite j'épice le mien (i.e. mon poulet).

    See Neumann 1985: 178

  2. Metchèn, to kone, kan ye va che mom [...].
    Me-tchèn,
    1sg.poss.pl-poss
    to
    2sg
    kone,
    know
    kan
    when
    ye
    3pl
    va
    go
    che
    to
    mom
    Mom
    [...].
    [...]
    Mine (i.e. my children]) you know, when they go to Mom's [...].

    See Neumann 1985: 178

  3. Mokenn kouri laba pour èt ave sokenn.
    Mo-kenn
    1sg.poss-poss
    kouri
    go
    laba
    there
    pour
    for
    èt
    cop
    ave
    with
    so-kenn.
    3sg.poss-poss
    Mine (i.e. my mother) went there to be with hers (i.e. her mother).

    See Klingler 2003: 213

  4. Vou konnen Chicago Cubs-ye? Sa se mokenn-ye sa, mo bet an ye.
    Vou
    2sg
    konnen
    know
    <Chicago
    Chicago
    Cubs>-ye?
    Cubs-art.def.pl
    Sa
    dem
    se
    cop
    mo-kenn-ye
    1sg.poss-poss-pl
    sa,
    dem
    mo
    1sg
    <bet>
    bet
    an
    on
    ye.
    3pl
    You know the Chicago Cubs? That's my (team), I bet on them (lit. Those are mine, I bet on them).

    See Klingler 2003: 213

  5. Sa se totchenn.
    Sa
    that
    se
    cop
    to-tchenn.
    2sg.poss-poss
    That's yours.

    See Klingler 2003: 213

  6. Si mo di "vou" sa se vo kou m e parle pou voken e si mo di "Sa se mo kou" m e parle pou moken.
    Si
    if
    mo
    1sg
    di
    say
    "vou"
    2sg
    sa
    that
    se
    cop
    vo
    2sg.poss
    kou
    neck
    m
    1sg
    e
    prog
    parle
    speak
    pou
    for
    vo-ken
    2sg.poss-poss
    e
    and
    si
    if
    mo
    1sg
    di
    say
    "Sa
    that
    se
    cop
    mo
    1sg.poss
    kou"
    neck
    m
    1sg
    e
    prog
    parle
    speak
    pou
    for
    mo-ken.
    1sg.poss-poss
    If I say "you", that's your neck, I'm talking about yours, and if I say "That's my neck", I'm talking about mine.

    See Klingler 2003: 213

  7. Sokenn mile te pa ka ale. [...] Sokenn te ka ale.
    So-kenn
    3sg.poss-poss
    mile
    mule
    te
    pst
    pa
    neg
    ka
    able
    ale.
    pull
    [...]
    [...]
    So-kenn
    3sg.poss-poss
    te
    pst
    ka
    able
    ale.
    pull
    His mule couldn't pull (the wagon). [...] His could pull (it).

    See Klingler 2003: 214