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Predicative possession
Korlai uses -su pert ‘near’ for this.
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Example 40-106:
Lʋidz su pɛrt mɔt paisa tɛ.
Lʋidz
Lwidz
su
gen
pɛrt
near
mɔt
much
paisa
money
tɛ.
cop
.
prs
Lwidz has a lot of money.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Own knowledge
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