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Value Possessor-possessum
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Parameter:
Order of possessor and possessum
Examples
man yáka kánim
man
man
yáka
3sg
kánim
canoe
the man’s canoe
máyka kánim
máyka
2sg
kánim
canoe
your canoe
uk man yáka tánas yáka čáku sik
uk
that
man
man
yáka
3sg
tánas
small
yáka
3sg
čáku
come
sik
sick
The man's child became ill. OR The small man became sick.
See
Jacobs 1936
: 26
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