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Inalienable possession is generally restricted to family members, body parts, inherent or permanent qualities (for example ''tumiad'' "sanctity"), and internal processes (for example ''c'uád'' "thought"). Words in the latter two categories are more flexible in which type of possession they take, varying by speaker and region. | Inalienable possession is generally restricted to family members, body parts, inherent or permanent qualities (for example ''tumiad'' "sanctity"), and internal processes (for example ''c'uád'' "thought"). Words in the latter two categories are more flexible in which type of possession they take, varying by speaker and region. | ||
====Noun negation==== | |||
Noun phrases are negated with ''xen''', which can also function as a negative pronoun "nothing." | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Alignment==== | ====Alignment==== | ||
All verbs trigger either nominative-accusative or ergative-absolutive marking on nouns. | All verbs trigger either nominative-accusative or ergative-absolutive marking on nouns. | ||