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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessum-possessor Frequency: 50.0%
Example 2-6:
a buba fu a tigri
a
det
buba
skin
fu
of
a
det
tigri
tiger
the tiger’s pelt
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 37
Example 2-7:
a granman fu den Dyuka
a
det
granman
chief
fu
of
den
the.
pl
Dyuka
Ndjuka
the chief of the Aukaners
Source:
Wilner 1992
: 27
Confidence:
Very certain
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Possessor-possessum Frequency: 50.0%
Example 2-3:
Charles oto
Charles
Charles
oto
car
Charles' car
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 37
Example 2-4:
mi ma prasoro
mi
my
ma
mother
prasoro
umbrella
my mother's umbrella
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 37
Example 2-5:
mi masra famiri oso
mi
my
masra
husband
famiri
family
oso
house
my husband’s family’s house
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 34
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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