Datapoint Chinese Pidgin Russian/Predicative possession

Synchronically predicative possession constructions could be analyzed in two different ways: as locational possessive constructions or as genitive ones, e.g. moja dwa synka esi could be analyzed as 'I, two sons (exist)' or as 'my two sons exist'. However, possessive constructions with somewhat less frequent word order (e.g. tibe ju piat kapeka 'you have five kopeks') with the copula after the Possessor show that these constructions should be regarded as topic possession.

Values

Topic

Example 65-121:
Тибе мадаму éси.
Tibe madamu esi.
Tibe
2sg
madamu
madam
esi.
cop
You have a wife.

Source: Shprintsyn 1968: 88

Example 65-122:
Majá ju íga kúnja, liánga sýnka.
Maja ju iga kunja, lianga synka.
Maja
1sg
ju
cop
iga
one
kunja,
girl
lianga
two
synka.
son
I have one daughter and two sons.

Source: Jabłońska 1957: 167

Confidence:
Certain