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Value Adpositional phrase preceding the possessum
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Examples
Go pe bapa paipaagi abau.
Go-pe
1sg
-
poss
bapa
father
pai~paagi
red
.morning
a-bau.
prs
-get.up
My father gets up very early.
Loorampe biini pe bapa datangeliyat sin? Təra, go pe bapa jo kitang yang datang e-liyat.
Loorang-pe
2sg
.
hon
-
poss
biini-pe
wife-
poss
bapa
father
datang-e-liyat
come-
asp
-see
sin?
q
Təra
no
go-pe
1sg
-
poss
bapa-jo
father-
foc
kitang-yang
1pl
-
acc
.
def
datang-e-liyat.
come-
asp
-see
Has your wife’s father visited us? No, MY father has visited us.
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