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Value Adpositional phrase following the possessum
Language:
Lingala
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
References
Meeuwis 1998
: 19
Examples
mbóngo na yé ekokí té; ya bísó mbóngo ekokí
mbóngo
money
na
of
yé
3sg
e-kok-í
3sg
.
inan
-can-
prs
.
prf
té;
neg
ya
of
bísó
1pl
mbóngo
money
e-kok-í
3sg
.
inan
-can-
prs
.
prf
His money is not sufficient, ours is.
See
nd
mbóngo na bísó
mbóngo
money
na
of
bísó
1pl
our money
See
nd
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