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In addition to this, there is an "integral possession" suffix, ''-ar'', used together with the possession prefix, which indicates that the possessed noun is part of its possessor. This is obvious in the examples of ''ofad'' "your meat" (food - alienable) and ''ofadar'' "my flesh" (body part - inalienable). | In addition to this, there is an "integral possession" suffix, ''-ar'', used together with the possession prefix, which indicates that the possessed noun is part of its possessor. This is obvious in the examples of ''ofad'' "your meat" (food - alienable) and ''ofadar'' "my flesh" (body part - inalienable). | ||
To stress ownership the prefix ''-sa-'' is added to the root noun, before the possessive prefix: | |||
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| colspan="10" | Osahat! | |||
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| colspan="10" | /oˌsaˈhat/ | |||
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| colspan="10" | [ɔ.ˌsɐ.ˈɦ̝ät] | |||
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| o- | |||
| -sa- | |||
| -hat | |||
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| <small>1SG</small> | |||
| <small>STR</small> | |||
| <small>boy</small> | |||
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| colspan="10" | My own son! | |||
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ya ha = my own house. The word ´-ya is also used | |||
in a number of idiomatic expressions, for example: | |||
]ya bi - it is mine | |||
==Personal pronouns== | ==Personal pronouns== | ||