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"Sofia face git more ruddy."
This is a sentence from The Color Purple.
A friend of mine wants to know about this
'Sofia face' instead of 'Sofia's face'.
1. Casually used by most NESs.
2. Used by less educated people.
3. Southern dialect.
4. Used by African American people.
Thank you.

I suggest your friend read the book again, this time much more carefully, think about it some, and come to his or her own conclusions regarding the possible reasons for the character writing in that manner.

To be honest, I find it hard to believe that your friend has even read the book's cover let alone its contents. If understanding stylistic choices and "voices" that authors adopt is beyond your friend, then maybe renting the movie (dir. Steven Spielberg) would help him or her understand the story and get to grips with the whole context a bit more easily.