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Order of possessor and possessum
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Possessor-possessum
Example 8-2:
Mieri son gi Piita daata Maak buk.
Mieri
Mary
son
son
gi
give
Piita
Peter
daata
daughter
Maak
Mark
buk.
book
Mary's son gave Peter's daughter Mark's book.
Example 8-195:
Di nieba-dem ous wash we ina di laas flod.
Di
det
nieba-dem
neighbor-
pl
ous
house
wash
wash
we
away
ina
in
di
det
laas
last
flod.
flood
The neighbours’ house got washed away in the last flood.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
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Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Order of possessor and possessum
Source:
Own knowledge
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