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A possessive prefix must be used before every noun: 'my mother and my father' is מאָ־מֿאָהער איס מ־אַהער ''mă-mhohăŗ îs m-ahăŗ'', not ''*mă-mohăŗ îs ahăŗ''.
A possessive prefix must be used before every noun: 'my mother and my father' is מאָ־מֿאָהער איס מ־אַהער ''mă-mhohăŗ îs m-ahăŗ'', not ''*mă-mohăŗ îs ahăŗ''.


Younger Judeo-Gaelic speakers, influenced by Revived Hebrew, prefer the ''ăn levăr agom'' construction for most nouns except family members (Revived Hebrew usually uses ''ha-sefer șeli'' instead of ''sifri'').
Younger Judeo-Gaelic speakers prefer the ''ăn levăr agom'' construction for most nouns except family members (Revived Hebrew usually uses ''ha-sefer șeli'' instead of ''sifri'').


The possessive prefixes are commonly used in double-marking possessive constructions such as ''Vă Ăharăn '''a-bhrohăŗ ag Mușă'''.'' 'Aaron was Moses' brother' (lit. his brother of Moses).
The possessive prefixes are commonly used in double-marking possessive constructions such as ''Vă Ăharăn '''a-bhrohăŗ ag Mușă'''.'' 'Aaron was Moses' brother' (lit. his brother of Moses).
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