Datapoint Lingala/Independent pronominal possessors

If the possessor is a pronoun, the adposition for dependent possessors is na when the adpositional phrase follows (majority) and ya when it precedes the possessum (minority); see also Feature 37 "Marking of pronominal possessors". But it is always ya for independent possessors, whether expressed by a noun or a pronoun.

Values

Identical to dependent pronominal possessor

Example 60-53:
búku óyo ya náni? ya bísó
búku
book
óyo
dem
ya
of
náni?
who
ya
of
bísó
1pl
Whose book is this? (It is) ours.
Example 60-54:
búku óyo ya náni? ya ngáí
búku
book
óyo
this
ya
of
náni?
who
ya
of
ngáí
1sg
Whose book is this? (It is) mine.
Confidence:
Certain