Value Preceding word

Language:
Trinidad English Creole
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors

Examples

  1. mi cyar, shi cyar, allyuh cyar, dey cyar
    mi
    1sg.poss
    cyar,
    car
    shi
    3sg.poss
    cyar,
    car
    allyuh
    2pl.poss
    cyar,
    car
    dey
    3pl.poss
    cyar
    car
    My car, her car, your (pl) car, their car
  2. mi book
    mi
    1sg.poss
    book
    book
    my book

    See Solomon 1993: 50