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====Nouns==== | ====Nouns==== | ||
Nouns are relatively simple, being marked for possession and number. The only major difference between animate and inanimate nouns is that only animate nouns may be pluralised. Inanimate nouns need to use a periphrastic construction to express plurality. | Nouns are relatively simple, being marked for possession and number. The only major difference between animate and inanimate nouns is that only animate nouns may be pluralised. Inanimate nouns need to use a periphrastic construction to express plurality. | ||
'''Possession''' | |||
All nouns change for possession. This is achieved by means of certain prefixes. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! | |||
!S | |||
!P | |||
|- | |||
|{{sc|1P}}||u-||hù- | |||
|- | |||
|{{sc|2P}}||a-||ẕè- | |||
|- | |||
|{{sc|3P}}||ya-||yú- | |||
|} | |||
The noun is then followed by its possessor, either a pronoun or a noun. Pronouns are always in the singular in the third person, even if the noun has a possessive plural marker. | |||
:''yadnald jee'' | |||
:"He has a dog (lit. his-dog he)" | |||
:''yúdnald jee'' | |||
:"They have a dog (lit. their-dog he)" | |||
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