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Predicative possession
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Example 55-136:
Arlet ena en lakaz
Arlet
Arlette
ena
have
en
a
lakaz
house
Arlette has a house.
Example 55-137:
Zot pa ti ena linz pou mete.
Zot
3pl
pa
neg
ti
pst
ena
have
linz
clothes
pou
for
mete.
put
They did not have clothes to wear.
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2005
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Own knowledge
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