5,518
edits
Minhast: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Verbal Possession
m (→Possession) |
|||
| Line 3,214: | Line 3,214: | ||
'''(Note to author/collaborators: Use gloss templates for the examples in this section)''' | '''(Note to author/collaborators: Use gloss templates for the examples in this section)''' | ||
====Verbal Possession==== | ====Verbal Possession==== | ||
Two verbs, ''subek-'' and ''wanket-'', both meaning "to hold in the hand", are used secondarily to mean "to have". The possessor is typically expressed with Absolutive affixes, and the possessum is expressed as an incorporated noun. There appears to be a restriction with these verbs, in that the possessum must either be inanimate, or an animate noun of low sentience. Thus, of the following examples, the first two are felicitous but the third is rejected by native speakers: | |||
# Subekyetteħkan "My bowl" (lit. "I hold a bowl") | |||
# Wankettuytahan "Your salmon" | |||
# *Wakektaltahan (Intended: "Your horse") | |||
=== The S/O Pivot === | === The S/O Pivot === | ||