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:
- Thoughts - my reaction, my input, my thoughts, etc.
- Ideas - my plan, my idea, my concept, etc.
- Dreams - my hopes, my visions, my dream, my nightmare, etc.
- Feelings - my joy, my sadness, my anger, etc.
- Body Parts - my arm, my leg, my spleen, etc.
- Names - my name, my title, etc.
- Qualities - my attitude, my size, my military rank,
- One's own family groups - my family, my house/tribe, my children, my parents, etc.
- Etc.
The Possessive Particle
Inalienable possession is marked with the particle i and follows a fairly simple rule.
- Possessor + i + Possession
Examples:
Example 1
,jan,
,jahn,
ʤɑn
John
i
i
i
POSS
TrEv
threv
θɹev
name
John's name
Example 2
ROp
rraop
ra͡ʊp
you
i
i
i
POSS
ZguZö
zhguzhor
ʒgu.ʒoɹ
imagination
Your imagination
Example 3
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
V
tiv
tiv
the
ZRyTrEv
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
,el,
ehl
ɛl
El
The house of El
Example 5
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
x
khuhp
xʌp
N\1SG
i
i
i
POSS
ZRyTrEv
zrhythrev
ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev
house
My house