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Marking of pronominal possessors
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Example 53-137:
Tou mo famiy parl kreol.
Tou
all
mo
1sg
.
poss
famiy
family
parl
speak
kreol.
Creole
My whole family speaks Creole.
French:
Toute ma famille parle créole.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 127
Example 53-138:
So latchoe chemiz t ape sorti ondeor de so kilot.
So
3sg
.
poss
latchoe
tail
chemiz
shirt
t
pst
ape
prog
sorti
come.out
ondeor
outside
de
of
so
2sg
.
poss
kilot.
pant
His shirt tail was coming out of his pants.
French:
Le pan de sa chemise sortait de son pantalon.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 127
Example 53-139:
mo de nonk-ye
mo
1sg
de
two
nonk-ye
uncle-
pl
my two uncles
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 127
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 126-131
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