Inalienable Possessives

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:

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
,jan, 
/ ,jahn, /
[ ʤɑn ]
John
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
poss.
TrEv 
/ threv /
[ θɹev ]
name
John's name
Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
,ROp, 
/ ,rraop, /
[ ra͡ʊp ]
you
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
poss.
ZguZö 
/ zhguzhor /
[ ʒgu.ʒoɹ ]
imagination
Your imagination
Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
hUp 
/ khuhp /
[ xʌp ]
me
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
poss.
kluv 
/ kluv /
[ kluv ]
gratitude
My gratitude

The Exception

As with most grammar rules, there's an exception. When referring to a tribe or a house, the possessor is always used in adjectival form. However, one still refers to one's own house with the inalienable possessive.

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
,el, 
/ ehl /
[ ɛl ]
El
The house of El
Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
,zad, 
/ ,zahd, /
[ zɑd ]
Zod
The house of Zod
Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
hUp 
/ khuhp /
[ xʌp ]
my
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
poss.
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
My house