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Nengee
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Predicative possession
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Transitive Frequency: 75.0%
Example 4-129:
A abi wan duupu foo eke den pikin foo den di bakaa e abi.
A
he
abi
have
wan
a
duupu
group
foo
bird
eke
like
den
det
.
pl
pikin
small
foo
bird
den
they
di
rel
bakaa
outsider
e
ipfv
abi.
have
He had a bunch of birds like the little birds, the ones that white people have.
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 297
Confidence:
Very certain
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Comitative Frequency: 25.0%
Example 4-130:
A man de, a de anga (en) goni.
A
det
.
sg
man
man
de,
there
a
he
de
cop
anga
with
(en)
(his)
goni.
gun
That man, he has a gun.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Huttar and Huttar 1994
: 297
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