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Value Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Language:
Belizean Creole
Parameter:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
References
Escure 1992
Examples
Dog pa fi dem pap da wan big dog.
Dog
dog
pa
father
fi
for
dem
them
pap
pup
da
top
wan
a
big
big
dog.
dog
These puppies' father is a big dog.
See
Escure 2004
: 542
Di leydi me de waʧ a wid wan sayd a i ayz.
Di
the
leydi
lady
me
ant
de
prog
waʧ
watch
a
him
wid
with
wan
one
sayd
side
a
of
i
her
ayz.
eyes
The lady was watching him sideways.
See
Escure 1980-1989
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