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Marking of pronominal possessors
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Following word Frequency: 70.0%
Example 49-104:
pitit mwen
pitit
child
mwen
1sg
.
poss
my child
French:
mon enfant
Source:
Fattier 1998
: tome 2, p. 847
Example 49-105:
liv mwen yo
liv
book
mwen
1sg
yo
def
.
pl
my books
French:
mes livres
Example 49-106:
kay mwen an
kay
house
mwen
1sg
.
poss
an
def
my house
French:
ma maison
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 846
Confidence:
Very certain
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Adpositional phrase following the possessum Frequency: 30.0%
Example 49-107:
chat an mwen
chat
cat
an
prep
mwen
1sg
.
poss
my cat
French:
mon chat
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 846
Example 49-108:
jenou an m
jenou
knee
an
prep
m
1sg
.
poss
my knee
French:
mon genou
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 846
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 846
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