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[[Category: Syntax]]
[[Category: Semantics]]

SG marks a distinction between possession of something thought of as close to a person, and in a way ''inalienable''. Examples of inalienable entities are body parts, relatives, and pets. ''Alienable'' objects on the other hand, include most all everyday objects. 

Inalienable possession is marked my a possessive pronoun which precedes the possessee, and he pronoun differs depending on the onset of the following word. 


Inalienable pronouns before a Consonant:
 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3" 
|-
|align="left"|'''''Person/Gender'''''
|align="left"|    '''''Singular'''''
|align="left"|     '''''Plural'''''
|-
|align="left"|'''''1'''''
|align="left"|    'moL'
|align="left"|    'ar'
|-
|align="left"|'''''2'''''
|align="left"|    'doL'
|align="left"|    'ur'
|-
|align="left"|'''''3M'''''
|align="left"|    'aL'
|align="left"|    'an/am'
|-
|align="left"|'''''3F'''''
|align="left"|    'a'
|align="left"|    'an/am'
|-
|}


Inalienable pronouns before a Vowel:



{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3" 
|-
|align="left"|'''''Person/Gender'''''
|align="left"|    '''''Singular'''''
|align="left"|     '''''Plural'''''
|-
|align="left"|'''''1'''''
|align="left"|    'm''
|align="left"|    'ar n-'
|-
|align="left"|'''''2'''''
|align="left"|    'd''
|align="left"|    'ur n-'
|-
|align="left"|'''''3M'''''
|align="left"|    'a'
|align="left"|    'an'
|-
|align="left"|'''''3F'''''
|align="left"|    'a h-'
|align="left"|    'an'
|-
|}