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The Genitive case is normally marked with the prefix /naⁿ-/ e.g. /ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ - "boss" -> /naⁿˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ - "of the boss", /ˈpfəⁿʂa/ - "sand" -> /naⁿˈpfəⁿʂa/ "of the sand". However, if the initial consonant of the noun is /ʔ/, /j/ or /w/, then these are replaced with /nag-/, /naɟ-/ and /nagʷ-/ respectively. e.g. /ˈʔaba/ - "ash" -> /naˈgaba/ - "of the ash", /ˈjiːtəʔ/ - "food" -> /naˈɟiːtəʔ/ - "of the food", /ˈwəʔɖa/ - "rain" -> /naˈgʷəʔɖa/ - "of the rain".

===Possession===

Like most Antarctican languages, Thangha' uses different constructions for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_possession alienable and inalienable possession].

====Inalienable Possession====

In this case, the word order is Possessed - Possessor, with the Possessor marked with the genitive case e.g.

ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ naⁿ-kʷəʔˈta

bone GEN-dog

The dog's bone (in it's body)

====Alienable Possession====

The construction for alienable possession is completely different. The word order is Possessor - Possessed (the reverse of inalienable possession) and the Possessor is marked with the Ergative case e.g.

kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ

dog-ERG bone

The dog's bone (that it is chewing / burying etc.)

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 The Genitive case is normally marked with the prefix /naⁿ-/ e.g. /ˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ - "boss" -> /naⁿˈʂaⁿsəʔ/ - "of the boss", /ˈpfəⁿʂa/ - "sand" -> /naⁿˈpfəⁿʂa/ "of the sand". However, if the initial consonant of the noun is /ʔ/, /j/ or /w/, then these are replaced with /nag-/, /naɟ-/ and /nagʷ-/ respectively. e.g. /ˈʔaba/ - "ash" -> /naˈgaba/ - "of the ash", /ˈjiːtəʔ/ - "food" -> /naˈɟiːtəʔ/ - "of the food", /ˈwəʔɖa/ - "rain" -> /naˈgʷəʔɖa/ - "of the rain".
+===Possession===
+Like most Antarctican languages, Thangha' uses different constructions for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_possession alienable and inalienable possession].
+====Inalienable Possession====
+In this case, the word order is Possessed - Possessor, with the Possessor marked with the genitive case e.g.
+ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ naⁿ-kʷəʔˈta
+bone GEN-dog
+The dog's bone (in it's body)
+====Alienable Possession====
+The construction for alienable possession is completely different. The word order is Possessor - Possessed (the reverse of inalienable possession) and the Possessor is marked with the Ergative case e.g.
+kʷəʔˈta-ɟa ˈʀʷəʔtʷəʔ
+dog-ERG bone
+The dog's bone (that it is chewing / burying etc.)