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Marking of possessor noun phrases
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Example 8-60:
Sanja buk an Piita bag de pan di grong.
Sanja
Sandra
buk
book
an
and
Piita
Peter
bag
bag
de
loc
pan
on
di
det
grong.
ground
Sandra's book and Peter's bag are on the floor.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Marking of possessor noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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