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Marking of possessor noun phrases
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Adpositional or case marking of possessor
Example 69-78:
arəŋgawŋ mən-(n)akən tanəm
arəŋgawŋ
flying.fox
mən-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
tanəm
bone
a flying fox bone
Example 69-30:
mənakən aykum
men-(n)akən
3sg
-
poss
aykum
woman
his wife
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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