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Value Possessum-possessor
Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Order of possessor and possessum
References
Samarin 1967
Examples
samba ti mama ti lo ni so
samba
co-wife
ti
of
mama
mother
ti
of
lo
3sg
ni
det
so
dem
the co-wife of her mother
See
nd
ni eke gwe ti baa melenge ti samba ti ni
ni
1sg
.
log
eke
cop
gwe
go
ti
of
baa
see
melenge
child
ti
of
samba
co-wife
ti
of
ni
1sg
.
log
I'm going to see my co-wife's child.
See
nd
lo kpe lo kiri na da ti ababa ti lo
lo
3sg
kpe
flee
lo
3sg
kiri
return
na
prep
da
house
ti
of
a-baba
pl
-father
ti
of
lo
3sg
She fled to the home of her uncles. OR: She fled to where her male elders lived.
melenge ti kozo wali ni so
melenge
child
ti
of
kozo
first
wali
woman
ni
det
so
dem
the child of this first wife
ala si na da ti koli ni
ala
3pl
si
arrive
na
prep
da
house
ti
of
koli
man
ni
det
They arrived at the husband's home.
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