The court acquitted the defendant CS, because he hadn't bashed his child, he'd only warned them verbally. in Tetun
Tribunál absolve arguidu CS, tanba nia la'ós baku nia oan, nia só fó hanoin de'it ho ibun.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
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