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===== Type 1 possession ===== | ===== Type 1 possession ===== | ||
Type 1 possession is somewhat like inalienable possession. It is marked by adding possessive prefixes to the ''dependent'' form of the noun. | Type 1 possession is somewhat like inalienable possession. It is marked by adding possessive prefixes to the ''dependent'' form of the noun. | ||
* | * sèmpèlàrán > sệplă-N 'body' | ||
* | * hísèmpèlàrán > isplăr-N 'my body' | ||
* | * lusèmpèlàrán > lùsplăr-N 'thy body' | ||
* | * àsèmpèlàrán > àsplăr-N (animate) | ||
* | * ànsèmpèlàrán > àsplăr-N (inanimate) | ||
* | * láhisèmpèlàrán > lisplăr-N 'our body' | ||
* | * númasèmpèlàrán > nosplăr-N 'your body' | ||
* | * àlsèmpèlàrán > àlsplăr-N '3pl's body' | ||
===== Type 2 posssession ===== | ===== 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. | Type 2 possession is the default possessive strategy. It is marked by adding possessive prefixes to the ''independent'' form of the noun. | ||