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Possessive pronouns demonstrate ownership, and they are replaced by previously mentioned nouns in order to avoid repetition. To get possessive forms of personal pronouns, definite article (i/j') is added before a personal pronoun. Possessive Pronouns in Jembesa i ma: mine pabieliasta ongemal-inel-tonuella, i ma ollet kutta sarmen.'Compared with some one my friends' childhoods, mine was … Continue reading Possessive Pronouns
In Jembesa, possessivity is divided into two categories: possessive suffixes and possessive pronouns. Possessive Suffixes Possessive suffixes are added onto the words in noun class, and they turn into the forms in brakets under the process of affixation. Possessive Suffixes in Jembesa Ist Person Singular [-m(a/ä-)]:-m suffix is added onto the word in nominative form, … Continue reading Possessivity
Pronoun is a word which substitutes for a noun phrase. In Jembesa, there are seven kinds of pronouns: personal, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative. A pronoun can be marked with some features which a noun can take on: number, case, and enclitic; e.g. munnattu 'to both of us, too?' [1st person dual + illative case … Continue reading Part of Speech (Pronoun)
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