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==Articles and Demonstratives== | ==Noun Phrases== | ||
Most of the noun phrase grammar is very similar to Kämpya. This section will only discuss the differences. | |||
===Articles and Demonstratives=== | |||
Unlike Kämpya, Seggeynni has no articles. | Unlike Kämpya, Seggeynni has no articles. | ||
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* When demonstratives beginning with /x/ are used adnominally to describe places, the /x/ changes to /ʔ/ if there is another spirant phoneme in the word e.g. ˈmʲúːʔnànə̀/ [ˈmʲʉ́ən̰àⁿ] - "mountain" -> /xáwə́=ˈmʲúːʔnànə̀/ [χɑ́uˈmʲʉ́ən̰àⁿ] - "that mountain", but /ˈfò̤ɥə̀/ [ˈfòy̤ː] - "forest" -> /ʔáwə́=ˈfò̤ɥə̀/ [ʔáuˈfòy̤ː] - "that forest", not */xáwə́=ˈfò̤ɥə̀/. | * When demonstratives beginning with /x/ are used adnominally to describe places, the /x/ changes to /ʔ/ if there is another spirant phoneme in the word e.g. ˈmʲúːʔnànə̀/ [ˈmʲʉ́ən̰àⁿ] - "mountain" -> /xáwə́=ˈmʲúːʔnànə̀/ [χɑ́uˈmʲʉ́ən̰àⁿ] - "that mountain", but /ˈfò̤ɥə̀/ [ˈfòy̤ː] - "forest" -> /ʔáwə́=ˈfò̤ɥə̀/ [ʔáuˈfòy̤ː] - "that forest", not */xáwə́=ˈfò̤ɥə̀/. | ||
===Possession=== | |||
Possession is marked by the enclitic /jə/, which undergoes tonal change to indicate alienable and inalienable possession just like Kämpya /ja/ e.g. | |||
/ˈdò̰gə́=jə́ báˈwə̂nə̀/ | |||
[dò̰ʢgə́i ˈbâṵnə̀] | |||
dog=GEN.INALIENABLE bone | |||
"The dog's bone" (in it's body) | |||
vs. | |||
/ˈdô̰gə̀=jə̀ báˈwə̂nə̀/ | |||
[dô̰ʢgə̀i ˈbâṵnə̀] | |||
dog=GEN.ALIENABLE bone | |||
"The dog's bone" (e.g. that it's chewing on, burying etc.) | |||