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article nă + various mutations (also relativizer) | article nă + various mutations (also relativizer) | ||
==== Possessive prefixes ==== | ==== Possessive prefixes ==== | ||
* sèmpèŋàrán > sệpŋă-N ' | ===== Type 1 possession ===== | ||
* hísèmpèŋàrán > ispŋăr-N 'my | Type 1 possession is somewhat like inalienable possession. It is marked by adding possessive prefixes to the ''dependent'' form of the noun. | ||
* ŋusèmpèŋàrán > ŋùspŋăr-N 'thy | * sèmpèŋàrán > sệpŋă-N 'body' | ||
* hísèmpèŋàrán > ispŋăr-N 'my body' | |||
* ŋusèmpèŋàrán > ŋùspŋăr-N 'thy body' | |||
* àsèmpèŋàrán > àspŋăr-N (animate) | * àsèmpèŋàrán > àspŋăr-N (animate) | ||
* ànsèmpèŋàrán > àspŋăr-N (inanimate) | * ànsèmpèŋàrán > àspŋăr-N (inanimate) | ||
* láhisèmpèŋàrán > lispŋăr-N 'our | * láhisèmpèŋàrán > lispŋăr-N 'our body' | ||
* númasèmpèŋàrán > nospŋăr-N 'your | * númasèmpèŋàrán > nospŋăr-N 'your body' | ||
* àlsèmpèŋàrán > àxpŋăr-N '3pl's | * àlsèmpèŋàrán > àxpŋăr-N '3pl's body' | ||
===== Type 2 posssession ===== | |||
Type 2 possession is the default possessive strategy. It is marked by adding possessive prefixes to the ''independent'' form of the noun. | |||
=== Adjectives === | === Adjectives === |
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