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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessum-possessor
Example 64-2:
fi bet ta abú tómon
fi
in
bet
house
ta
poss
abú
father
tómon
poss
.
3pl
in their father’s house
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 126
Example 64-3:
áhal ta wéled bidáfa mal le áhal bitá biníya
áhal
family
ta
poss
wéled
boy
bi=dáfa
irr
=pay
mal
dowry
le
to
áhal
family
bitá
poss
biníya
girl
The bridegroom’s family will pay the dowry to the bride’s family.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 126
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Language:
Juba Arabic
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Kaye and Tosco 2001
: 83
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