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 == Morphology ==
 === Nouns ===
-Suwáá nouns are often monosyllabic, like ''mɔ́'' 'blood'. Here is an example of a noun inflected for possession:
+Suwáá nouns are often monosyllabic, like ''mwá'' 'blood'. Here is an example of a noun inflected for possession:
-* ''namɔ́'' = my blood
+* ''namwá'' = my blood
-* ''himɔ́'' = thy blood
+* ''himwá'' = thy blood
-* ''damɔ́'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo bi-)
+* ''damwá'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo bi-)
-* ''wamɔ́'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo yi-)
+* ''wamwá'' = his/her/their blood (Navajo yi-)
-* ''hamɔ́'' = one's blood
+* ''hamwá'' = one's blood
-* ''chamɔ́'' = our (exc.) blood
+* ''chamwá'' = our (exc.) blood
-* ''yemɔ́'' = our (inc.) blood
+* ''yemwá'' = our (inc.) blood
-* ''erimɔ́'' = your (pl.) blood
+* ''erimwá'' = your (pl.) blood
-Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq damɔ́'' (E. 3-blood) 'Eqsiq's blood'.
+Possession is indicated by using the appropriate possessive form after the possessor: ''Eqsiq damwá'' (E. 3-blood) 'Eqsiq's blood'.
 == Vocabulary ==
 Purist