Datapoint Chinuk Wawa/Existential verb and transitive possession verb

Values

Differentiation

Example 74-122:
mákmak mitlayt kápa latáb
mákmak
food
mitlayt
sit
kápa
prep
latáb
table
There is food on the table.
Example 74-123:
náyka t'úwən kyútan
náyka
1sg
t'úwən
have
kyútan
horse
I have a horse.
Example 74-124:
úkuk úlman yáka t’ú’wan yúlkat labárb
úkuk
that
úlman
old
yáka
3sg
t’ú’wan
have
yúlkat
long
labárb
beard
That old man has a long beard.

Source: Jacobs 1936: 15

Confidence:
Certain