Datapoint Mauritian Creole/Marking of possessor noun phrases

Juxtaposition is strongly preferred where both possessor and possessed consist of a single noun but in all other circumstances indexing is at least as likely as juxtaposition.

Values

No marking Frequency: 70.0%

Example 55-69:
lisyeṅ Sesil — Madan pe marye ser mo kuzeṅ so madam
lisyeṅ
dog
Sesil
Cécile
—
 
Madan
Madhun
pe
prog
marye
marry
ser
sister
mo
1sg.poss
kuzeṅ
cousin
so
3sg.poss
madam
woman
Cécile's dog OR: the dog of Cécile — Madhun is marrying my cousin's wife's sister. OR: Madhun is marrying the sister of my cousin's wife.

Source: Baker 1972: 83-84

Confidence:
Very certain

Person-indexing on possessum Frequency: 30.0%

Example 55-68:
Sesil so lisyeṅ — Madan pe marye ser mo kuzeṅ so madam
Sesil
Cécile
so
3sg.poss
lisyeṅ
dog
—
 
Madan
Madhun
pe
prog
marye
marry
ser
sister
mo
1sg.poss
kuzeṅ
cousin
so
3sg.poss
madam
woman
Cécile's dog OR: the dog of Cécile — Madhun is marrying my cousin's wife's sister. OR: Madhun is marrying the sister of my cousin's wife.

Source: Baker 1972: 83-84

Confidence:
Very certain