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Possession is marked with the genitive case plus ''rn̂'' and ''jîi'' following the possessed noun for first/third-person and second-person possessors respectively. These markers are optional with sufficient context. | Possession is marked with the genitive case plus ''rn̂'' and ''jîi'' following the possessed noun for first/third-person and second-person possessors respectively. These markers are optional with sufficient context. | ||
In some regions ''rn̂'' and ''jîi'' are instead high-tone ''rn'' and ''jii'', or bear the possessor's tone. | In some regions ''rn̂'' and ''jîi'' are instead high-tone ''rn'' and ''jii'', or bear the possessor's tone; the Royal Knrawi forms are tone-assimilating. | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||