nmod:poss: possessive nominal modifier
The nmod:poss relation is used between a nominal phrase and its possessive determiner. In Bamana, there are several types of possessive constructions. Inalienable possession is expressed by juxtaposition of two noun phrases.
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1 mògò mɔ̀gɔ NOUN _ _ 4 nsubj _ _
2 si sí DET _ _ 1 det _ _
3 ma ma AUX _ _ 4 aux _ _
4 se sé VERB _ _ 0 root _ _
5 ka kà AUX _ _ 8 aux _ _
6 den dén NOUN _ _ 7 nmod:poss _ _
7 tògò tɔ́gɔ NOUN _ _ 8 obj _ _
8 fò fɔ́ VERB _ _ 4 xcomp _ _
9 . . PUNCT _ _ 8 punct _ _
‘No one could say the child’s name’.
Alienable possession is marked by a postposition ká which follows a dependent noun.
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1 a à PRON _ _ 2 nsubj _ _
2 sera sera VERB _ _ 0 root _ _
3 u ù PRON _ _ 5 nmod:poss _ _
4 ka ka ADP _ _ 3 case _ _
5 du dú NOUN _ _ 2 obl _ _
6 kònò kɔ́nɔ ADP _ _ 5 case _ _
7 . . PUNCT _ _ 2 punct _ _
‘They came to their house’.
nmod:poss in other languages: [ab] [apu] [bej] [bm] [en] [fi] [ga] [hbo] [hy] [id] [jv] [koi] [kpv] [ky] [mdf] [myv] [pcm] [sms] [sv] [swl] [tr] [u] [vi]