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===Genitive=== | ===Genitive=== | ||
The genitive particle ''au'' indicates that the noun belongs to, is a part of, or is related to another noun. The genitive particle can be thought of as equivalent to the English clitic ''’s'', though it has a few different uses as well, such as forming the possessive pronouns (‘my’, ‘her’, ‘their’, &c), or translating the words ‘of’ or ‘from’. | The genitive particle ''[[Contionary: au|au]]'' indicates that the noun belongs to, is a part of, or is related to another noun. The genitive particle can be thought of as equivalent to the English clitic ''’s'', though it has a few different uses as well, such as forming the possessive pronouns (‘my’, ‘her’, ‘their’, &c), or translating the words ‘of’ or ‘from’. | ||
''Īmmikanā ī chāttur '''au''' chā'''’u''' brūk ā jik kamū.'' | ''Īmmikanā ī chāttur '''au''' chā'''’u''' brūk ā jik kamū.'' | ||
{| | {| | ||
| īmmikanā ī | | [[Contionary: īmmikanā|īmmikanā]] [[Contionary: ī|ī]] | ||
||chāttur '''au''' | ||[[Contionary: chāttur|chāttur]] '''[[Contionary: au|au]]''' | ||
||chā '''au''' | ||[[Contionary: chā|chā]] '''[[Contionary: au|au]]''' | ||
||brūk ā | ||[[Contionary: brūk|brūk]] [[Contionary: ā|ā]] | ||
||jik kamū | ||[[Contionary: jik|jik]] [[Contionary: kamū|kamū]] | ||
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| wife <span style="font-variant: small-caps">erg</span> | | wife <span style="font-variant: small-caps">erg</span> |