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Independent pronominal possessors
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Identical to dependent pronominal possessor
Example 57-38:
liv-la le pu ki? – le pu mwa
liv-la
book-
dem
/
def
le
si
pu
for
ki?
who
–
le
si
pu
for
mwa
me
Whose book is it? – It is mine.
Example 57-39:
liv pu mwa le tro mbo
liv
book
pu
for
mwa
me
le
si
tro
intens
mbo
nice
My book is really nice.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
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