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== Possession == | == Possession == | ||
There are two main methods of expression possession in the language, utilising the locative {{sc|LOC}} and instrumental {{sc|INSTR}} affixes. The locative expresses inalienable possession, beside location. The instrumental on the other | There are two main methods of expression possession in the language, utilising the locative {{sc|LOC}} and instrumental {{sc|INSTR}} affixes. The locative expresses inalienable possession, beside location. The instrumental on the other hand, is used for alienable possession. | ||
=== Inalienable possession === | === Inalienable possession === | ||
{{gloss/indexable | |||
|phrase = winnaš wahšūwī! | |||
|IPA = [wahˈwɪdnaʃ wahˈʃʊ͜βɪː] | |||
| morphemes = winnaš-∅ wah-šū-∅=wī | |||
| gloss = moose({{sc|II}})-{{sc|PRED}} {{sc|SURP}}-eat({{sc|III}})-{{sc|PRED}}={{sc|1SG}} | |||
| translation = Gah, the moose is eating me! | |||
| index = 17 | |||
}} | |||
==What's actually inside== | ==What's actually inside== |