Datapoint Casamancese Creole/Order of possessor and possessum

Values

Possessum-possessor

Example 34-3:
kasa di Pidru
kasa
house
di
of
Pidru
Peter
Peter's house
Example 34-180:
N ka sintí wora ku mininu kordá. — Mininu ta sintí keru di si mamɛ́.
N
1sg.sbj
ka
neg
ø
pfv
sintí
feel
wora
hour
ku
rel.obj
mininu
child
ø
pfv
kordá.
wake.up
—
 
Mininu
child
ta
hab
sintí
feel
keru
smell
di
of
si
poss.3sg
mamɛ́.
mother
I did not hear when the child woke up. — A child is able to recognize (smell) its mother's smell.
Confidence:
Very certain