Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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Should the possessum be indefinite, inanimate ''and'' alienable, the appositive construction "the-thing-of {{sc|possessor}}" is used: | Should the possessum be indefinite, inanimate ''and'' alienable, the appositive construction "the-thing-of {{sc|possessor}}" is used: | ||
:'''''ā́bát satý négmē''''' | :'''''ā́bát satý négmē''''' | ||
:<small>book-SG.INDEF thing-3SG.M priest-SG.DEF</small> | :<small>book-SG.INDEF thing-SG<3SG.M priest-SG.DEF</small> | ||
:''a book of the priest'' | :''a book of the priest'' | ||
This construction is not possible if the indefinite possessum is animate ''or'' inalienable; in such cases Themsaran resorts to using the phrase ''navé gle...'' (one/some of...) followed by the appropriate plural definite possessum. | This construction is not possible if the indefinite possessum is animate ''or'' inalienable; in such cases Themsaran resorts to using the phrase ''navé gle...'' (one/some of...) followed by the appropriate plural definite possessum. | ||
:'''''navé gle vṓthū négmē''''' | |||
:<small>some.SG.M from son-PL<3SG.M priest-SG.DEF</small> | |||
:''one of the priest's sons'' | |||
====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ====Tonal patterns of nominals==== | ||