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== Morphology == | == Morphology == | ||
=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||
Suwáá nouns are often monosyllabic, like '' | Suwáá nouns are often monosyllabic, like ''mó'' 'blood'. Here is an example of a noun inflected for possession: | ||
* '' | * ''namó'' = my blood | ||
* '' | * ''himó'' = thy blood | ||
* '' | * ''damó'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo bi-) | ||
* '' | * ''wamó'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo yi-) | ||
* '' | * ''hamó'' = one's blood | ||
* '' | * ''chamó'' = our (exc.) blood | ||
* '' | * ''yemó'' = our (inc.) blood | ||
* '' | * ''erimó'' = your (pl.) blood | ||
Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq | Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq damó'' (E. 3-blood) 'Eqsiq's blood'. | ||
== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
Purist | Purist | ||