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Marking of pronominal possessors
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Preceding word Frequency: 70.0%
Example 32-51:
Nha
marid senpr éra peskador.
Nha
1sg
.
poss
marid
husband
senpr
always
éra
cop
.
pst
peskador.
fisherman
My husband was always a fisherman.
Portuguese:
O meu marido sempre foi pescador.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
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Adpositional phrase following the possessum Frequency: 30.0%
Example 32-52:
Un irmã
d'minha,
el tinha uns dos kabésa d'bitx.
Un
det
irmã
sister
de
of
minha,
1sg
.
poss
el
3sg
tinha
have.
pst
uns
det
.
pl
dos
two
kabésa
head
de
of
bitx.
animal
A sister of mine, she had some animals.
Portuguese:
A minha irmã tinha alguns animais.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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