Habyela: Difference between revisions
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==Possession== | ==Possession== | ||
Habyela has no verb corresponding to English "have". Where English speakers would say "A has B", Habyela speakers simply say "A | 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. | ||
/ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ- | /qənə̀bə ʔàɟʷɨnəɴ pʲatɕaɴʈa-ça/ | ||
man.PL | dog man.PL back.3PS.PL.POSS-COP.SG | ||
The men have a dog (literally "the men | The men have a dog (literally "a dog is on the men") | ||