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In addition to this, there is an "integral possession" suffix, ''-ar'', used together with the possession prefix, which indicates that the possessed noun is part of its possessor. This is obvious in the examples of ''ofad'' "your meat" (food - alienable) and ''ofadar'' "my flesh" (body part - inalienable).
In addition to this, there is an "integral possession" suffix, ''-ar'', used together with the possession prefix, which indicates that the possessed noun is part of its possessor. This is obvious in the examples of ''ofad'' "your meat" (food - alienable) and ''ofadar'' "my flesh" (body part - inalienable).


To stress ownership the prefix ''-sa-'' is added to the root noun, before the possessive prefix:
There are two distinct ways to stress ownership or possession. The first involves adding the prefix ''-sa-'' directly to the root noun:


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| colspan="3" | My own son!
| colspan="3" | My own son!
|}
The nuance here is "my son" as opposed to any other person's son.
The second way to stress possession is to use the personal pronoun in a genitival construction:
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|-
| colspan="4" | Ohat pi wal?
|-
| colspan="4" | /ˌoˈhat pi wal/
|-
| colspan="4" | [ˌɔ.ˈħ̝äl pɪ wäl]
|-
| o-
| -hat
| pi
| wal
|-
| <small>1SG</small>
| <small>boy</small>
| <small>from</small>
| <small>1SG</small>
|-
| colspan="4" | ''My'' son?
|}
|}


This is also used in similar expressions: "it is mine".
This is also used in similar expressions: "it is mine".


Possessed nouns are used in conjunction with the definite article.
Possessed nouns cannot be used in conjunction with the definite article.


==Personal==
==Personal==