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/qənə̀bəɴ-qa ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ pʲatɕaɴʈa ɫə̀-nama-wɨ/ | /qənə̀bəɴ-qa ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ pʲatɕaɴʈa ɫə̀-nama-wɨ/ | ||
dog.PL-ERG men.PL back.3PS.PL.POSS ATEL- | dog.PL-ERG men.PL back.3PS.PL.POSS ATEL-sleep-3PS.NONHUMAN | ||
Dogs sleep more than men do. | Dogs sleep more than men do. | ||
==Demonstratives== | ==Demonstratives== | ||
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The dog is in the water. | The dog is in the water. | ||
==Possession== | ==Predicative Possession== | ||
Habyela has no verb corresponding to English "have". Where English speakers would say "A has B", Habyela speakers simply say "B is on A" (even if B is not technically "on" the object, Habyela speakers still use this construction) e.g. | |||
/qənə̀bə ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ pʲatɕaɴʈa-ça/ | |||
dog man.PL back.3PS.PL.POSS-COP.SG | |||
The men have a dog (literally "a dog is on the men") | |||
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