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Marking of possessor noun phrases
In Tugu, the possessor often has no marking (see Tugu lect).
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Person-indexing on possessum Frequency: 70.0%
Example 43-44:
Ile anda nu chang di sua moler
su
pay.
Ile
he
anda
go
nu
to
chang
land
di
of
sua
poss
.
3sg
moler
wife
su
poss
.
3sg
pay.
father
He went to the property of his wife’s father.
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 30
Confidence:
Very certain
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Adpositional or case marking of possessor Frequency: 30.0%
Example 43-43:
Ile anda nu chang
di
sua moler su pay.
Ile
he
anda
go
nu
to
chang
land
di
of
sua
poss
.
3sg
moler
wife
su
poss
.
3sg
pay.
father
He went to the property of his wife’s father.
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 30
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 28ff.
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