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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum
Example 17-2:
dì wuman ìm mòto
dì
art
.
def
wuman
woman
ìm
3sg
.
poss
mòto
car
the woman’s car
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 144
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 72-73, 114, 144
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