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Genitive pronouns take the low tone to distinguish themselves from the nominative pronouns. Like other noun-modifying particles, they follow the noun. | |||
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! English | |||
! Old Gaju | |||
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| my | |||
| ''nà'' | |||
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| your | |||
| ''kòv'' | |||
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| his/her/its | |||
| ''là'' | |||
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| our | |||
| ''mà'' | |||
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| all of your | |||
| ''tsà'' | |||
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| their | |||
| ''dàà'' | |||
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:Nuspa mìchu '''kòv''' ìtsevki skalag '''nà''' tèv. | |||
:hut filthy 2SG.GEN castle glorious 1SG.GEN be | |||
:Your filthy hut is my glorious castle. | |||
===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Word order was subject-object-verb (SOV), although nouns in one of the cases other than nominative or accusative could be positioned anywhere before the verb. All adjectives came after their pertinent nouns. The question particle was ''tyi''. | Word order was subject-object-verb (SOV), although nouns in one of the cases other than nominative or accusative could be positioned anywhere before the verb. All adjectives came after their pertinent nouns. The question particle was ''tyi''. | ||
==Sample text== | |||
'''Old Gaju''': | |||
:Na shnevnu-daa nà Dòpa Chalà-li tyùtsu. | |||
:1SG 1SG.GEN family-COM Rtuha kingdom-LOC live | |||
:I live in the kingdom of Rtuha with my family. | |||
'''Modern Rttirri''': | |||
:Ni-syutu-nu Rtuha Tesapu na-snenu-rta. | |||
:1SG.ABS-live-DRPAC Rtuha kingdom-LOC 1SG.GEN-family-COM | |||
[[Category:A priori]] | [[Category:A priori]] | ||