Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Order of possessor and possessum

Value 1 with the use of the possessive marker is most common of the possessive constructions. Value 1 without the use of possessive marker punya is used by Indian informants and is less frequent than Value 2.
Value 2 is more common with those who have learnt Standard Malay formally.

Values

Possessor-possessum Frequency: 70.0%

Example 67-3:
Ini Anita laki.
Ini
dem
Anita
Anita
laki.
husband
This is Anita’s husband.

Source: Aye 2005: 454

Example 67-4:
anjing punya kaki
anjing
dog
punya
poss
kaki
leg
the dog's leg/legs

Source: Aye 2005: 352

Confidence:
Very certain

Possessum-possessor Frequency: 30.0%

Example 67-5:
Dia dua-dua nama dua tempat ah.
Dia
3sg
dua~dua
two~two
nama
name
dua
two
tempat
place
ah.
pcl
Both of them are the names of two places.

Source: Aye 2005: 107

Confidence:
Very certain