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Marking of possessor noun phrases
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No marking Frequency: 70.0%
Example 56-84:
lakaz sa zonm
lakaz
house
sa
dem
zonm
man
that man's house
Confidence:
Very certain
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Person-indexing on possessum Frequency: 30.0%
Example 56-83:
sa zonm son lakaz
sa
dem
zonm
man
son
poss
.
3sg
lakaz
house
that man's house
Example 56-85:
Sungula son vant ti 'n plen.
Sungula
Sungula
son
poss
.
3sg
vant
belly
ti
pst
'n
prf
plen.
full
Sungula's belly was full.
French:
Le ventre de Sungula était plein. (Bollée 1977: 42)
Source:
Bollée 1977
: 42
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Language:
Seychelles Creole
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
Bollée 1977
: 42, 46
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