Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions

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 Possession is indicated by the construction ''ăn X ăģ Y'' (lit. the X at Y), for example אן כּאַתּ אַז׳ מא־מֿאַכּ ''ăn cat ăģ mă-mhac'' = my son's cat.
-Concatenation exists but is more derivational, analogous to compounding in English. In native head-initial concatenations, the second element of a compound is treated as an adjective for mutation purposes: ''găvăr-'''bh'''ăŗăn'' (goat female) 'she-goat' (treating ''găvăr'' as feminine).
+Concatenation exists but is more derivational, analogous to compounding in English. In native head-initial concatenations, the second element of a compound is treated as an adjective for mutation purposes:
+** ''șemăn-'''tał''' '' 'petroleum' (''șemăn'' is masculine)
+** ''călă-'''fherthiņ''' '' 'rainforest' (treating ''călă'' 'forest' is feminine).
 Native plurals are more regular, marked with mostly ''-ăn'', or less commonly