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Predicative possession
Cases where the possessive predicate is used are rare in the data.
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Transitive Frequency: 50.0%
Example 74-120:
Sáli yáka t’úwən haws
Sáli
Sally
yáka
3sg
t’úwən
have
haws
house
Sally’s got a house.
Confidence:
Certain
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Topic Frequency: 50.0%
Example 74-121:
mitlayt haws
mitlayt
sit.down/exist
haws
house
There is a house. OR: I have a house.
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Own knowledge
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