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Different possessive forms and interpretations: | Different possessive forms and interpretations: | ||
*''Dativus possessivus'' (alienable): ''gat doth'''i''''' "the house which the man has temporarily settled in, i.e. rented" | *''Dativus possessivus'' (alienable): ''gat doth'''i''''' "the house which the man has temporarily settled in, i.e. rented" | ||
*Comitative | *Comitative case with alienable possessive suffix: ''doth gat''h'''''os''''' "man with his house which he has purchased" | ||
**Inalienable possessive suffix alters the meaning: ''doth | **Inalienable possessive suffix alters the meaning: ''doth gat''h'''''ozh''''' "man and his birthplace" | ||
*Possessive case (almost inalienable): ''gat doth'''or''''' "the house which was inherited and is now owned by the man". | *Possessive case (almost inalienable): ''gat doth'''or''''' "the house which was inherited and is now owned by the man". | ||
The noun in possessive case is not inflected further. With dative case, inflection may be utilized in order to distinguish the ''dativus possessivus'' from the indirect object or benefactive: ''Onzaiton pof tuph dothish slokli.'' "The feather is being lifted with a man's stick for them." (Related to the feather ceremony when welcoming upper class members to a household.) | The noun in possessive case is not inflected further. With dative case, inflection may be utilized in order to distinguish the ''dativus possessivus'' from the indirect object or benefactive: ''Onzaiton pof tuph dothish slokli.'' "The feather is being lifted with a man's stick for them." (Related to the feather ceremony when welcoming upper class members to a household.) | ||
'''Possessive affixes''' draw a distinction between alienable and inalienable possession: ''Óntesoson dothee gat'''s'''/vakuh'''oz'''.'' (A man is watching his house/ his own hand.) With the basic suffixes, the root is inflected first and then suffixed. | '''Possessive affixes''', as shown in examples above, draw a distinction between alienable and inalienable possession: ''Óntesoson dothee gat'''s'''/vakuh'''oz'''.'' (A man is watching his house/ his own hand.) With the basic suffixes, the root is inflected first and then suffixed. | ||
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