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Example:
Example:
:''sisei'''’i''' nau'' “the fingers of the cat”
:''nau'''’i''' tman'' “the man's cat”
:''wau'''’i''' hun'' “eye of the dog”
:''hun'''’i''' tan'' “the sister's dog”


There are two possession in Wakensi, alienable and inalienable, which are only marked when using a personal pronoun. The construct form makes the alienable possessive, the inalienable possessive is formed prefixing the pronoun to the noun.
There are two possession in Wakensi, alienable and inalienable, which are only marked when using a personal pronoun. The construct form makes the alienable possessive, the inalienable possessive is formed prefixing the pronoun to the noun.
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