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Order of possessor and possessum
The order matches English and Chinese.
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Possessor-possessum
Example 20-2:
爹仙鳥米其谷巴鏬巴
Deer sinew makee cook proper.
Deer
deer
sinew
sinew
makee
make
cook
cook
proper.
proper
Boil the deer's sinew thoroughly.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.44
Example 20-3:
米灣治捫尼都孖鏬益士邊時
My wantchee money tomorrow expensee.
My
1sg
wantchee
want
money
money
tomorrow
tomorrow
expensee.
expenses
I want the money for tomorrow's expenses. OR: I want it for tomorrow's expenses.
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.54
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.54
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