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Marking of possessor noun phrases
When the possessor is vowel-initial, occurrence of the preposition di becomes compulsive.
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Adpositional or case marking of possessor Frequency: 50.0%
Example 35-89:
pe di mosu
pe
father
di
of
mosu
boy
the boy's father
Example 35-91:
ke d'ome
ke
house
d'=ome
of=man
the man's house
Confidence:
Very certain
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No marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 35-90:
pe mina
pe
father
mina
girl
the girl's father
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Language:
Santome
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Ferraz 1979
: 69
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