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Genitive case is used to express possession or relation.
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> this-nom.sg be.ind.prs.hab book-nom.wo.sg I-gen.ea.sg
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> this-nom.sg be.ind.prs.cnt book-nom.wo.sg I-gen.ea.sg
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> *This is my book.*
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> this-nom.wo.sg book-nom.wo.sg be.ind.prs.hab I-gen.ea.sg
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> this-nom.wo.sg book-nom.wo.sg be.ind.prs.cnt I-gen.ea.sg
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> *This book is mine.*
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*Relations* also include relations constructed by postposition.
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# Pronoun
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Pronouns usually have nominal morphology, though not strictly.
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Pronouns are nominal anaphora, that is, short words that are used to refer to a
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noun or a noun phrase. Pronouns usually have nominal morphology, though not
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strictly. Pronoun is a closed class.
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## Personal pronouns
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There are 15 personal pronouns in total. Dual pronouns and 1st person
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inclusive pronouns are in fact formed by compounding others.
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| person | singular | dual | several | plural |
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|--------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
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| 1st | fènsy | fènvynsỳ | jaächsỳ | rèëchsý |
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| 1st (inclusive) | | fèndynsỳ | jaächdynsỳ | rèëchdynsý |
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| 2nd | tènsy | tèndynsỳ | néëcsỳ | ngeënsý |
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| 3rd | lúcsy | lúccynsỳ | bóönsỳ | waanjsý |
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### Reflexive
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Reflexive pronouns occur as clitic. They are formed by removing the gender
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vowel and number tone from corresponding personal pronoun.
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> I-nom.wo.sg I-acc-look-ind.pst.cnt mirror-dat.mt.sg
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> *I was looking at myself in the mirror.*
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It also works for indirect object:
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> he-nom.wo.sg he-dat-buy-ind.fut.prf birthday-gift-acc.ea.sg
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> *He'll just buy himself a birthday gift.*
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There is a difference between reflexive and reciprocal for plural pronouns.
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> you-nom.dual you-acc.sg-love-ind.prs.cnt
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> *You love yourselves*
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> you-nom.dual you-acc.dual-love-ind.prs.cnt
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> *You love each other.*
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Note: there is also a idiomatic use of reflexive pronouns:
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> I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-be.ind.pres.cnt
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> *I am alone.*
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> car-acc.mt.sg I-nom.wa.sg I-gen-repair.ind.pst.prf
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> *I fixed the car myself.*
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## Indefinite pronouns
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Indefinite pronouns are best organized in a table:
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| | | query | proximal | distal | indefinite | collective | relative |
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|---------|-|-------|----------|--------|------------|------------|----------|
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| | | -an- | -em- | -es- | -im- | -om- | -y- |
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| time | t- | tan- | tem- | tes- | tim- | tom- | ty- |
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| place| f- | fan- | fem- | fes- | fim- | fom- | fy- |
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| manner| z-| zan- | zem- | zes- | zim- | zom- | zy- |
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| possessive | k- | kan- | kem-| kes- | kim- | kom- | ky- |
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| what, who | s- | san- | sem- | ses- | sim- | som- | sy- |
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| which | l-| lan- | lem- | les- | lim- | lom- | ly- |
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| demonstrative | r-| ran-| rem- | res- | rim- | rom- | ry- |
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Relative pronouns occur as clitics, in the same manner reflexive pronouns do.
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> I-nom-fi-sg know-ind.prs.cnt woman-acc-wa.sg rel-help-ind.pst.prf you-acc-wa-sg
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> *I know the woman who helped you.*
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Other pronouns are used in similar way to personal pronouns.
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# Verb
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## Tense
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