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Independent pronominal possessors
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Identical to dependent pronominal possessor
Example 2-89:
A buku disi na fu mi.
A
det
buku
book
disi
dem
na
cop
fu
of
mi.
1sg
This book is mine.
Source:
Nickel and Wilner 1984
: 23
Example 2-90:
A oto na fu en.
A
det
oto
car
na
cop
fu
of
en.
3sg
The car is his.
Source:
Wilner 1992
: 27
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Language:
Sranan
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Own knowledge
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