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Possessive adjectives are always used if they refer to an explicit topic, and in most cases (except those listed below) if the topic is only marked by the voice, e.g.: | Possessive adjectives are always used if they refer to an explicit topic, and in most cases (except those listed below) if the topic is only marked by the voice, e.g.: | ||
* ''lilyā glūkam mæn māminęltende liven'' - my brother is in his 14<sub>12</sub>-th year (= is fifteen years old). | * ''lilyā glūkam mæn māminęltende liven'' - my brother is in his 14<sub>12</sub>-th year (= is fifteen years old). | ||
* ''ūnikire | * ''ūnikire namyā cūlla viṣam ūnime vi'' - your red car is on the other road. | ||
The voice-marked topic usually does not have a possessive if it belongs to a first- or second-person agent which is explicitely marked. Particularly, the words ''meinā'' (mother) and ''bunā'' (father) are almost always possessive-less. e.g.: | The voice-marked topic usually does not have a possessive if it belongs to a first- or second-person agent which is explicitely marked. Particularly, the words ''meinā'' (mother) and ''bunā'' (father) are almost always possessive-less. e.g.: | ||
* ''ñæltah laitenælire purṣīnaviṣyu lę emęlyosi'' - It is my sister I gave that wonderful poetry book to. — note how it is simply ''ñæltah'' and not ''lilyā ñæltah'' because of the presence of the ergative pronoun ''lę''. | * ''ñæltah laitenælire purṣīnaviṣyu lę emęlyosi'' - It is my sister I gave that wonderful poetry book to. — note how it is simply ''ñæltah'' and not ''lilyā ñæltah'' because of the presence of the ergative pronoun ''lę''. | ||