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Marking of possessor noun phrases
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Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Example 59-133:
ti laso, i eke baa
ti
of
laso,
today
i
1pl
eke
cop
baa
see
As for today's, we'll see about it.
Example 59-134:
lo ka yi na peko ti melenge ti wali so
lo
3sg
ka
sell
yi
thing
na
prep
peko
back
ti
of
melenge
child
ti
of
wali
female
so
dem
He paid the bride-price for this girl.
French:
Il paya la dôte pour la fille.
Source:
Samarin 2001
Example 59-135:
lo oko la ake lango na ya ti da
lo
3sg
oko
one
laa
foc
a-yeke
pm
-
cop
lango
sleep
na
prep
ya
belly
ti
of
da
house
She alone slept habitually in the house.
Source:
Samarin 2001
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 109ff
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