Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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Note that the bound possessum state takes the same tonal pattern as the unpossessed forms, unlike the free possessum forms which always have non-desinential downstep; compare the bound possessum form ''ā́batý'' ('the book of [his]') with the free possessum form ''ā́báty'' ('his book'). | Note that the bound possessum state takes the same tonal pattern as the unpossessed forms, unlike the free possessum forms which always have non-desinential downstep; compare the bound possessum form ''ā́batý'' ('the book of [his]') with the free possessum form ''ā́báty'' ('his book'). | ||
Should the possessum be indefinite, inanimate ''and'' alienable, the appositive construction "the-thing-of {{sc|possessor}}" is used: | Should the possessum be indefinite, inanimate ''and'' alienable, the appositive construction "{{sc|possessum}}, the-thing-of {{sc|possessor}}" is used: | ||
:'''''ā́bát satý négmē''''' | :'''''ā́bát satý négmē''''' | ||
:<small>book-SG.INDEF thing-SG<3SG.M priest-SG.DEF</small> | :<small>book-SG.INDEF thing-SG<3SG.M priest-SG.DEF</small> | ||