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The distinction leads to two different types of possession, one which shows alienable possession, and one that indicates inalienable. Possession ties in with the animacy, as well as the active-stative morphosyntactic alignment.  
The distinction leads to two different types of possession, one which shows alienable possession, and one that indicates inalienable. Possession ties in with the animacy, as well as the active-stative morphosyntactic alignment.  
The inalienable possession is indicated through suffixing the patientative [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]] to the noun stem, if the possessor is personal. If not, the locative is used on the possessor, without any adpositions.
The inalienable possession is indicated through suffixing the patientative [[Attian#Enclitic pronouns|enclitic pronouns]] to the noun stem, if the possessor is personal. If not, the locative is used on the possessor, without any adpositions.


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Alienable possession on the other hand is marked quite differently, or rather not marked at all. Alienable possession is expressed throught the verb '''thama''' - ''own'' or ''control'', through noun incorporation and a relativisation with the relativiser infix ⟨-i-⟩. The infix does not assimilate. Whilst rather rare and formal, this system is still used.
Alienable possession on the other hand can be marked quite differently, or rather not marked at all. Alienable possession is expressed throught the verb '''thama''' - ''own'' or ''control'', which is equivalent to ''to have'' in English.


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| colspan="5"|'''māzta gvaithima'''
| colspan="5"|'''Gva etiza thimay'''


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| colspan="5"|'''māzta mihaithimi'''
| colspan="5"|'''Nihva atna ethimey'''


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| colspan="6"|'''māzta nithayithmim'''
| colspan="6"|'''Tim nithay mānrum ithmayim'''
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<!-- Pronunciation-->
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| colspan="5"|/ˈŋøsta gwiˈθaŋa/
| colspan="5"|/ɡwa ɛtˈiza ˈθiŋaj/


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| colspan="5"|/ˈŋøsta ˈgir̥wiθaŋɛ/
| colspan="5"|/ˈnihwa atˈna ɛθiŋej/


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| colspan="6"|/ˈŋøsta ˈniθajiθaŋta/
| colspan="6"|/tiŋ ˈniθaj ŋ͡mønr̥uŋ iθˈŋajiŋ/
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<!-- Morphemes-->
<!-- Morphemes-->
|<small>mazr</small>
|<small>gva</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>etiza</small>
|<small>gv</small>
|<small>thimay</small>
|<small>-i-</small>
|<small>thama</small>
 
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|<small>nihva</small>
|<small>mazr</small>
|<small>atna</small>
|<small>-a</small>
|<small>ethimey</small>
|<small>girv</small>
|<small>-i-</small>
|<small>thame</small>


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|<small>muzr</small>
|<small>tim</small>
|<small>-um</small>
|<small>nithay</small>
|<small>nith</small>
|<small>mānrum</small>
|<small>-ay</small>
|<small>ithnayim</small>
|<small>-i-</small>
|<small>thamta</small>
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