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Tsjoen nouns do not inflect for number but take possessive prefixes for ''inalienable'' possession. Tsjoen nouns can take classifiers which serve many functions. Classifiers with possessive prefixes mark ''alienable'' possession. | Tsjoen nouns do not inflect for number but take possessive prefixes for ''inalienable'' possession. Tsjoen nouns can take classifiers which serve many functions. Classifiers with possessive prefixes mark ''alienable'' possession. | ||
Inalienable possession is most commonly used for family members ('the boy's mother'), body parts ('my arm') and inherent properties ('the prime factorization of 760') but may used for other nuances as well. As an example, ''vae-raev | Inalienable possession is most commonly used for family members ('the boy's mother'), body parts ('my arm') and inherent properties ('the prime factorization of 760') but may used for other nuances as well. As an example, ''vae-raev eotijeon'' (with alienable possession) would be the usual way of saying 'my proof' (i.e. the proof that I devised of a mathematical statement), while ''vae-eotijeon'' (using inalienable possession) suggests a more special or unique relationship, e.g. I am the one who originally proved the theorem. | ||
Tsjoen uses a possessive prefix, either on a classifier placed before the possessum (classifiers are also used as definite articles) for alienable possession or directly on the possessum for inalienable possession. | Tsjoen uses a possessive prefix, either on a classifier placed before the possessum (classifiers are also used as definite articles) for alienable possession or directly on the possessum for inalienable possession. | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
:''Teuk sju-raev | :''Teuk sju-raev wedjeon'' = the man's song (e.g. a song that he is singing) | ||
:''Teuk sju- | :''Teuk sju-wedjeon'' = the man's song (i.e. a song authored by him) | ||
:''Xi-ne zjeosm'' = my wife | :''Xi-ne zjeosm'' = my wife | ||