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Language:
Belizean Creole
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors
References
Escure 1983
Examples
Onli
i
hɛd dɛ owta di mod.
Onli
only
i
its
hɛd
head
dɛ
cop
.
loc
owta
out.of
di
the
mod.
mud
Only the (bottle) neck was protruding out of the sand bottom.
See
Escure 1983
: 37
I hyad ova
i
hɛd.
I
3sg
.
f
hyad
hide
ova
over
i
3sg
.
f
hɛd.
head
She hides overhead. OR: She hides in the tree tops.
See
Escure 1983
: 43
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