Chapter 3: Grammar
If you want to emphasis or make it clear on who possesses what, you have to use the emphatic possessive. The emphatic possessive, in English, is how one says ‘my own, his own, etc.’ In Creole, the emphatic also acts as the possessive pronoun. In the table you can see how Creole expresses the emphatic possessive.
Ça çé môchin That is mine
Çé tôchin It’s yours
| Creole | English |
|---|---|
| Môchin / Mokin / Mokènn | my own |
| Tôchin / Tokin / Tokènn | your own |
| Sôchin / Sokin / Sokènn | His own / Her own / Its own |
| Vôchin / Vokin / Vokènn | your own / y'all's own |
| Nôchin / Nokin / Nokènn | our own |
| Yêchin / Yékin / Yékènn | Their own |