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The alienability bears the meaning that objects or traits that can be removed from your possession are alienable, whilst objects that are inherent, traits, or if it's the origin of an object are inalienable, and always connected to you. A few English examples: | The alienability bears the meaning that objects or traits that can be removed from your possession are alienable, whilst objects that are inherent, traits, or if it's the origin of an object are inalienable, and always connected to you. A few English examples: | ||
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! colspan="4"|English equivalents | ! colspan="4"|English equivalents | ||
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| colspan=" | | colspan="3"|'''Gva etiza thimay''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="3"|'''Nihva atna ethimey''' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="4"|'''Tim nithay mānrum ithmayim''' | ||
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<!-- Pronunciation--> | <!-- Pronunciation--> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="3"|/ɡwa ɛtˈiza ˈθiŋaj/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="3"|/ˈnihwa atˈna ɛθiŋej/ | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="4"|/tiŋ ˈniθaj ŋ͡mønr̥uŋ iθˈŋajiŋ/ | ||
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<!-- Morphemes--> | <!-- Morphemes--> | ||
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| | | I/{{sc|1.sg.m.agt}} | ||
| horse/{{sc|f.sg.pat}} | |||
| control/{{sc|ind.stat.m.sg}} | |||
| | |||
| control/{{sc|ind. | |||
! | ! | ||
| girl/{{sc|f.sg.agt}} | |||
| | | dog/{{sc|n.sg.pat}} | ||
| | | control/{{sc|ind.stat.f.sg}} | ||
| control/{{sc|ind. | |||
! | ! | ||
| | | {{sc|def art.pl.m.agt}} | ||
| man/{{sc|m.pl.agt}} | |||
| man/{{sc|pl. | | book/{{sc|n.pl.pat}} | ||
| | | control/{{sc|ind.stat.c.pl}} | ||
| control/{{sc|ind. | |||
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<!-- Translations --> | <!-- Translations --> | ||
| colspan="3"| | | colspan="3"| ''I own a horse''. | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="3"|''The girl has a dog''. | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="4"|''The men have books'' | ||
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This ties in with [[Attian#Animacy|animacy]] - alienable possession is not possible for inanimate nouns, since they are not perceived to be able to control or own anything. Instead, this is circumvented throughother expressions, most often with the instrumental and a [[Attian#Copula|copula]] | This ties in with [[Attian#Animacy|animacy]] - alienable possession is not possible for inanimate nouns, since they are not perceived to be able to control or own anything. Instead, this is circumvented throughother expressions, most often with the instrumental and a [[Attian#Copula|copula]]. This is a common way of expression for animate nouns as well, but the previous example is impossible for inanimate ones. | ||
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| colspan="5"|''' | | colspan="5"|'''māgrin mānthayya''' | ||
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| colspan="5"|/ | | colspan="5"|/ˈŋøgrin ˈŋønθajːa/ | ||
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! | ! | ||
|<small> | |<small>magra</small> | ||
|<small>-in</small> | |<small>-in</small> | ||
|<small> | |<small>mantha</small> | ||
|<small>-yya</small> | |<small>-yya</small> | ||
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|dog/{{sc|sg.n}} | |dog/{{sc|sg.n}} | ||
| -{{sc|n.ins}} | | -{{sc|n.ins}} | ||
| leash/{{sc|n.sg}} | | leash/{{sc|n.sg.pat}} | ||
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}} | | -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}} | ||
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|knife/{{sc|sg.n}} | |knife/{{sc|sg.n}} | ||
| -{{sc|n.ins}} | | -{{sc|n.ins}} | ||
|handle/{{sc|n.sg}} | |handle/{{sc|n.sg.pat}} | ||
| -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}} | | -{{sc|cop.act.ind.stat}} | ||
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<!-- Translations --> | <!-- Translations --> | ||
| colspan="3"| | | colspan="3"| ''The dog has a leash / A leash is with the dog'' | ||
! | ! | ||
| colspan="5"| | | colspan="5"|''The knife has a handle / A handle is with the knife'' | ||
|} | |} | ||