Examples for feature 59A: Possessive Classification

( M = lenis nasal)

1sg

2sg

 

námenʔ

naménʔ

‘face’

suní

síni

‘lip’

kútún

utún

‘neck’

túmbiʔir

nímbíʔir

‘tail’

nahí

únho

‘friend’

tásócʔ

kisócʔ

‘belt’

namá

éMaͅ

‘carrying rack’

kúndí

kirí

‘water’

nambá

úngwa

‘hat’

kúmboʔ

kibóʔ

‘land’

kaʔá

kanʔa

‘hand’

masúͅ

uniʔí

‘wife’

táta

úngwæ

‘father’


Language
Nez Perce
Features
References
'my father' (prefix paradigm 1)
na' –tóot
1SG -father
'my sister' (man speaking) (prefix paradigm 2)
'in'm-é:ks
1SG -man's.sister
my people
'íi-nim titóoqan
1SG - GEN people

my mother
ʔ-ətalʸ
1SG -mother
my house
ʔə-nʸ-ewaː
1SG - ALIENABLE -house

Language
Burushaski
Features
References

[(d) 1sg example extracted from text, 2sg constructed]

1sg

2sg

a.

a-yát̩is

gu-yát̩is

'head'

b.

á-l´cin

gú-l´cin

'eye'

c.

á-mis̩

gó-mis̩

'finger'

d.

áa-s̩ki

góo-s̩ki

'head of bed'


Language
Anêm
Features
References

 

‘water’ 

‘child’ 

‘leg’ 

‘mat’ 

1sg

kom-i 

gi-ng-e 

ti-g-a 

mîk-d-at 

2sg

kom-î 

gi-ng-ê 

ti-g-îr 

mîk-d-ir 

3sg.m

kom-u 

gi-ng-o 

ti-g-î 

mîk-d-it 

3sg.f

kom-îm 

gi-ng-êm 

ti-g-î 

mîk-d-it 


Language
Amele
Features
References
'my house' (postposition)
ija na jo
1SG of house
'my mouth' (suffixal)
ija co-ni
1SG mouth- 1SG

Language
Warndarang
Features
References
my father’, ‘our father
ng-baba
1-father
my country
wu-radburru ngini
NCM -country 1SG.GEN

Language
Amele
Features
References

1st person 

2nd person 

3rd person 

 

aide-ni

aide-n

aide-g

'wife'

ebe-ni

ebe-in

ebe-n

'hand'

amese-ni

amese-n

amese-c

'eye socket'

be-ni

be-n

be

'neck'

qehe-mi

qehe-m

qe(h)i-h

'side'

mede-mi

mede-m

mede

'nose'

me-i

mem-en

mem-eg

' father '


Language
Tiwi
Features
References
(the/a) crocodile's tail
jərəkəpai tuwaɹa
crocodile tail
(the/a) crocodile's tail
j ə r ə k ə pai ŋara tuwaɹa
crocodile he tail