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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum
Example 12-2:
the boy uncle
the
the
boy
boy[
poss
.
sg
]
uncle
uncle
the boy’s uncle
Source:
Holm and Shilling 1982
: X
Example 12-3:
Haitian? But I like 'em, because - I say all is God people [...].
[...]
[...]
all
all
is
cop
.
3pl
God
God[
poss
]
people
people
[...].
[...]
[...] all are God’s people [...].
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Language:
Bahamian Creole
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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