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The distinction leads to two different types of possession, one which shows alienable possession, and one that indicates inalienable. Possession ties in with the animacy, as well as the active-stative morphosyntactic alignment. | The distinction leads to two different types of possession, one which shows alienable possession, and one that indicates inalienable. Possession ties in with the animacy, as well as the active-stative morphosyntactic alignment. | ||
The inalienable possession is indicated through suffixing the patientative [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]] to the noun stem, if the possessor is personal. If not, the locative is used on the possessor, without any adpositions. | The inalienable possession is indicated through suffixing the patientative [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]] to the noun stem, if the possessor is personal. If not, the locative is used on the possessor, without any adpositions. | ||
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Alienable possession on the other hand | Alienable possession on the other hand can be marked quite differently, or rather not marked at all. Alienable possession is expressed throught the verb '''thama''' - ''own'' or ''control'', which is equivalent to ''to have'' in English. | ||
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<!-- Sentence --> | <!-- Sentence --> | ||
| colspan="5"|''' | | colspan="5"|'''Gva etiza thimay''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="5"|''' | | colspan="5"|'''Nihva atna ethimey''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="6"|''' | | colspan="6"|'''Tim nithay mānrum ithmayim''' | ||
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<!-- Pronunciation--> | <!-- Pronunciation--> | ||
| colspan="5"|/ | | colspan="5"|/ɡwa ɛtˈiza ˈθiŋaj/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="5"|/ | | colspan="5"|/ˈnihwa atˈna ɛθiŋej/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="6"|/ | | colspan="6"|/tiŋ ˈniθaj ŋ͡mønr̥uŋ iθˈŋajiŋ/ | ||
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<!-- Morphemes--> | <!-- Morphemes--> | ||
|<small> | |<small>gva</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>etiza</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>thimay</small> | ||
! | ! | ||
|<small>nihva</small> | |||
|<small>atna</small> | |||
|<small>ethimey</small> | |||
|<small> | |||
|<small> | |||
|<small> | |||
! | ! | ||
|<small> | |<small>tim</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>nithay</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>mānrum</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>ithnayim</small> | ||
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<!-- Gloss--> | <!-- Gloss--> | ||