Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Marking of possessor noun phrases

Values

Person-indexing on possessum Frequency: 50.0%

Example 16-54:
à hiɛ dɛ fud in tes
à
1sg
hiɛ
hear
dɛ
art
fud
food
in
3sg.poss
tes
taste
I smelled the food. OR: I smell the food (lit. I heard the food's taste).

Source: Huber 1999: 211

Confidence:
Certain

No marking Frequency: 50.0%

Example 16-2:
dè go fɔ dagɔmba ʧif haus
dè
3pl
go
go
fɔ
to
dagɔmba
Dagomba
ʧif
chief
haus
house
They went to the Dagomba chief's house.

Source: Huber 1999: 210

Confidence:
Certain