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Marking of pronominal possessors
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Preceding word
Example 55-66:
mo lakaz
mo
1sg
.
poss
lakaz
house
my house
Example 55-67:
mo lisyeṅ-la li fin mord mwa
mo
1sg
.
poss
lisyeṅ-la
dog-
def
li
3sg
fin
compl
mord
bite
mwa
1sg
.
obj
My dog has bitten me. OR: That dog of mine has bitten me.
French:
Mon chien, il m'a mordu.
Source:
Kriegel 1996
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Marking of pronominal possessors
Source:
Own knowledge
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