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Possessives: Inaliable

The second broadest category of possession is "Inalienable". These are items that have some kind of permanent (or semi-permanent) relationship to the possessor. These include:

The Possessive Particle

Inalienable possession is marked with the particle i and follows a fairly simple rule.

Examples:

Example 1

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,jan, 
,jahn,
ʤɑn
John
i 
i
i
POSS
TrEv 
threv
θɹev
name
John's name

Example 2

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ROp 
rraop
ra͡ʊp
you
i 
i
i
POSS
ZguZö 
zhguzhor
ʒgu.ʒoɹ
imagination
Your imagination

Example 3

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hUp 
khuhp
xʌp
me
i 
i
i
POSS
kluv 
kluv
kluv
gratitude
My gratitude

The Exception to the Rule

As with many grammar rules, there's an exception. When referring to a tribe or a house by name, the possessor is always used in adjectival form (following the noun, "house").

Example 4

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V 
tiv
tiv
the
ZRyTrEv 
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
,el, 
ehl
ɛl
El
The house of El

Example 5

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V 
tiv
tiv
the
ZRyTrEv 
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
,zad, 
,zahd,
zɑd
Zod
The house of Zod

The inalienable construct is still used in this context, however, in conjunction with pronouns.

Example 6

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x 
khuhp
xʌp
N\1SG
i 
i
i
POSS
ZRyTrEv 
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
My house

Example 7

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q 
rraop
ra͡ʊp
N\2SG
i 
i
i
POSS
ZRyTrEv 
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
your house

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