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Independent pronominal possessors
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Special word plus dependent pronominal possessor
Example 18-2:
ma broda i pikin
ma
my
broda
brother
i
his
pikin
child
my brother's child
Source:
Bellama et al. 1983
: 21
Example 18-54:
Dis pusi na ma on.
Dis
dem
pusi
cat
na
cop
ma
1sg
.
poss
on.
own
This cat is mine.
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 437
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 436f.
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