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Note that -ça(ɴ) is the suffix for a predicate adjective. So technically, Habyela is turning the second noun into an adjective. | Note that -ça(ɴ) is the suffix for a predicate adjective. So technically, Habyela is turning the second noun into an adjective. | ||
-ça(ɴ) can also attach to a relational noun, to express location. Like English, Habyela conflates nominal and locational predication e.g. | |||
/qənə̀bə paɲɨ pʲəʈaɴʈa-ça/ | |||
dog water belly.3PS.NONHUM.POSS-COP.SG | |||
The dog is in the water. | |||
==Possession== | ==Possession== | ||