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Independent pronominal possessors
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Special preposition plus pronoun
Example 8-61:
Di fuud ina di pat a fi-mi.
Di
det
fuud
food
ina
in
di
det
pat
pot
a
cop
fi-mi.
for-
1sg
The food in the pot is mine.
Example 8-62:
Mi fuud ina di pat.
Mi
1sg
fuud
food
ina
in
di
det
pat.
pot
My food is in the pot.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Independent pronominal possessors
Source:
Own knowledge
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