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Marking of possessor noun phrases
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Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Example 22-67:
Em haus bilong dispela man.
Em
3sg
haus
house
bilong
poss
dispela
this
man.
man
That's this man's house.
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 38
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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