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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum
Example 69-4:
amanakən tam
ama-nakən
1sg
-
poss
tam
dog
my dog
Example 69-78:
arəŋgawŋ mən-(n)akən tanəm
arəŋgawŋ
flying.fox
mən-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
tanəm
bone
a flying fox bone
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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