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Independent pronominal possessors
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Identical to dependent pronominal possessor
Example 23-72:
ol loli ia blong mi o blong yu?
ol
pl
loli
lolly
ia
def
blong
poss
mi
1sg
o
or
blong
poss
yu?
2sg
Are those sweets mine or yours?
Example 23-73:
mi harem wan woman i stap krae long haos blong yu, ating woman blong yu
mi
1sg
harem
hear
wan
indf
woman
woman
i
agr
stap
stay
krae
cry
long
loc
haos
house
blong
poss
yu,
2sg
ating
probably
woman
woman
blong
poss
yu
2sg
I heard a woman crying out in your house, I think it was your wife.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Own knowledge
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