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===Predicative possession=== | ===Predicative possession=== | ||
"X has Y" is expressed with the verb ''gîe'' (exist, there is) followed by the possessive noun phrase "Y-indefinite-of X". | "X has Y" is expressed with the verb ''gîe'' (exist, there is) followed by the possessive noun phrase "Y-indefinite-of X", if X is animate. If X is inanimate, the construction ''X ā Y'' ('X is with Y') is used. | ||
===Relative clauses=== | ===Relative clauses=== | ||