Possesives: Familial
Sapient Beings
To indicate familial relationship, e.g., "my mom," "your dad," "his sister," etc., for a sapient being, one applies the appropriate honorific to the family word as can be seen in the following examples. The possessor is implied.
H
Kryptonese / te / ::
IPA [ te ] ::
Font H
Description: 1st Person Singular
J
Kryptonese / kah / ::
IPA [ kɑ ] ::
Font J
Description: 1st Person Plural
N
Kryptonese / ni / ::
IPA [ ni ] ::
Font N
Description: 2nd Person
B
Kryptonese / cheh / ::
IPA [ ʧɛ ] ::
Font B
Description: 3rd Person
The Basics
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
She* is a mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,H
Éú,te
je.ju te
mother Hon. (1st. Fam.)
She* is my mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,J
Éú,kah
je.ju kɑ
mother Hon. (1st. Plur. Fam.)
She* is our mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,N
Éú,ni
je.ju ni
mother Hon. (2nd. Fam.)
She* is your mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,B
Éú,cheh
je.ju ʧɛ
mother Hon. (3rd. Fam.)
She* is their mother.
With Names
Names also take these honorifics when a family relationship is being emphasized or acknowledged.
With Names
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
,sAli,H
,sali,te
sæ.li te
Sally Hon. (1st. Fam.)
She* is [my relation] Sally.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
,sAli,N
,sali,ni
sæ.li ni
Sally Hon. (2nd. Fam.)
She* is [your relation] Sally.
Explicit Possessors
An explicitely named possessor simply precedes the honored noun in the sentence. The family relationship can be implicit when naming both possessee and possessor, or it can be explicit by stating the relationship after the honorific.
Explicit Possessors
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,B
Éú,cheh
je.ju ʧɛ
mother Hon. (3rd. Fam.)
She* is his* mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
Éú,B
Éú,cheh
je.ju ʧɛ
mother Hon. (3rd. Fam.)
She* is John's mother.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
,sAli,B
,sali,cheh
sæ.li ʧɛ
Sally Hon. (3rd. Fam.)
She* is John's [family member] Sally.
C
zhehd
ʒɛd
Pron. (3rd Neut.)
,sAli,B
,sali,cheh
sæ.li ʧɛ
Sally Hon. (3rd. Fam.)
She* is John's mother, Sally.
If you are naming the possessor, do not forget to still add the honorific title! Failing to add it can be very insulting.
Non-Sentient Beings
Since honorifics don't apply to non-sentient beings, these types of possessives always take the form of a familial possessive with a named possessor--minus the honorofic, of course. In fact, this is the very reason that leaving off the honorific in the above examples would be so insulting—it is essentially calling both members represented in the utterance an animal or worse.
Non-Sentients
F
ghao
ʝa͡ʊ
Pron. (3rd Neut. Non-sentient)
F
ghao
ʝa͡ʊ
Pron. (3rd Neut. Non-sentient)
She is its mother.
F
ʝa͡ʊ
Pron. (3rd Neut. Non-sentient)
She is Spot's mother.
Putting it all together...
I am assuming you have now read the Alienable and Inalienable possessives pages in addition to this one. If so, here is a little example sentence that contains every type of possessive. Enjoy!
Example: Every Possessive—One Sentence
,sAli,B
,sali,cheh
sæ.li ʧɛ
Sally 3.POSS.HON
gAvRiged
gavrrigehd
gæv.rig.ɛd
birth-NMLZ
Today is John's mother Sally's dog's father's birthday.
