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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum
Example 66-4:
Go pe bapa paipaagi abau.
Go-pe
1sg
-
poss
bapa
father
pai~paagi
red
.morning
a-bau.
prs
-get.up
My father gets up very early.
Example 66-5:
Go pe tummanpəðə go samma Kirinde-na e-datang (aða).
Go-pe
1sg
-
poss
tumman-pəðə
friend-
pl
go-samma
1sg
-
com
Kirinde-na
Kirinda-
dat
e-datang
asp
-come
(aða).
(
aux
)
My friends have come to Kirinda with me.
Example 66-24:
Risan pe kaka manaka aduduk?
Risan
Risan
pe
poss
kaka
brother
mana-ka
where-in
a-duduk?
prs
-stay
Where is Risan's brother?
Example 66-130:
Go ayangpe buuluattuyang eçabut ambε.
Go
1sg
ayang-pe
chicken-
poss
buulu-attu-yang
feather-
indf
-
acc
.
def
e-Cabut
pst
-pluck
ambε.
take
I plucked a chicken’s feather.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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