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Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Examples
mənakən aykum
men-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
aykum
woman
his wife
arəŋgawŋ mən-(n)akən tanəm
arəŋgawŋ
flying.fox
mən-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
tanəm
bone
a flying fox bone
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