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Tok Pisin
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Predicative possession
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Transitive
Example 22-1:
Yumi gat ol liklik dok.
Yumi
1pl
.
incl
gat
have
ol
pl
liklik
small
dok.
dog
We have little dogs.
Source:
nd
Example 22-137:
Mipla
gat
haus long Lei.
Mipla
1pl
gat
have
haus
house
long
prep
Lei.
Lae
We have a house in Lae.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Own knowledge
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