Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Marking of possessor noun phrases

Values

No marking Frequency: 70.0%

Example 56-84:
lakaz sa zonm
lakaz
house
sa
dem
zonm
man
that man's house
Confidence:
Very certain

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