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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
====Genitival constructions==== | |||
Possible strategies: | |||
*Head-first compounding: the whole construction is treated as one prosodic word. | |||
*Apposition can also be used with inalienable possession. | |||
*Adposition agreeing with possessor in gender and number - "genitival adjective". | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
Very little is agreed upon and very little can be reconstructed somewhat “safely” at all; what does seem to be quite retained is the pronominal system and various demonstrative and a bunch of affixes. A small list of words that the only two competing dictionaries of PAA agree upon is also included. | Very little is agreed upon and very little can be reconstructed somewhat “safely” at all; what does seem to be quite retained is the pronominal system and various demonstrative and a bunch of affixes. A small list of words that the only two competing dictionaries of PAA agree upon is also included. | ||