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* ''namó'' = my blood | * ''namó'' = my blood | ||
* ''himó'' = thy blood | * ''himó'' = thy blood | ||
* ''damó'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo bi-) | * ''damó'' = his/her/their blood (proximate, like Navajo bi-) | ||
* ''wamó'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo yi-) | * ''wamó'' = his/her/their blood (obviative‚ like Navajo yi-) | ||
* ''amó'' = one's blood | * ''amó'' = one's blood | ||
* ''chamó'' = our (exc.) blood | * ''chamó'' = our (exc.) blood | ||
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Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq damó'' (E. 3-blood) 'Eqsiq's blood'. | Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq damó'' (E. 3-blood) 'Eqsiq's blood'. | ||
=== Obviation === | |||
Like Navajo, Suwáá shows various levels of animacy in its grammar, with certain nouns taking specific verb forms according to their rank in this animacy hierarchy. For instance, Suwáá nouns can be ranked by animacy on a continuum from most animate (a human or lightning) to least animate (an abstraction): | Like Navajo, Suwáá shows various levels of animacy in its grammar, with certain nouns taking specific verb forms according to their rank in this animacy hierarchy. For instance, Suwáá nouns can be ranked by animacy on a continuum from most animate (a human or lightning) to least animate (an abstraction): | ||