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Order of possessor and possessum
A connective ya or na occurs between the possessum and the possessor.
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Possessum-possessor
Example 58-3:
mwana na mono
mwana
child
na
of
mono
me
my child
Example 58-4:
mwana ya Petelo
mwana
child
ya
of
Petelo
Peter
Peter's child
Example 58-7:
na kati ya nzo
na
conn
kati
inner.part
ya
of
nzo
house
inside the house
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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