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Value Person-indexing on possessum
Language:
Seychelles Creole
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Bollée 1977
: 42, 46
Examples
sa zonm son lakaz
sa
dem
zonm
man
son
poss
.
3sg
lakaz
house
that man's house
Sungula son vant ti 'n plen.
Sungula
Sungula
son
poss
.
3sg
vant
belly
ti
pst
'n
prf
plen.
full
Sungula's belly was full.
French:
Le ventre de Sungula était plein. (Bollée 1977: 42)
See
Bollée 1977
: 42
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