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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.
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== Inalienable Possession ==
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Inalienable possession is marked my a possessive pronoun which precedes the possessee, and he pronoun differs depending on the onset of the following word.
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Inalienable pronouns before a Consonant:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''Person/Gender'''''
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|align="left"|    '''''Singular'''''
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|align="left"|    '''''Plural'''''
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''1'''''
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|align="left"|    'moL'
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|align="left"|    'ar'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''2'''''
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|align="left"|    'doL'
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|align="left"|    'ur'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''3M'''''
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|align="left"|    'aL'
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|align="left"|    'an/am'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''3F'''''
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|align="left"|    'a'
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|align="left"|    'an/am'
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|-
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|}
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Inalienable pronouns before a Vowel:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border="1" cellpadding="3"
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''Person/Gender'''''
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|align="left"|    '''''Singular'''''
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|align="left"|    '''''Plural'''''
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''1'''''
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|align="left"|    'm''
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|align="left"|    'ar n-'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''2'''''
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|align="left"|    'd''
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|align="left"|    'ur n-'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''3M'''''
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|align="left"|    'a'
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|align="left"|    'an'
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|-
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|align="left"|'''''3F'''''
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|align="left"|    'a h-'
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|align="left"|    'an'
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|-
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|}
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== Alienable Possession ==
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Instead of using a possessive pronoun as above, SG uses a locative construction (with ''aig'', 'at') to express ownership of an alienable object.
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Definite Article + Possessee + ''aig'' + Possessor
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{|
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|an
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|gille
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|aig
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|Mairi
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|-
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|the
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|boy
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|at
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|Mary
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|-
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|colspan="7"|'Mary's boyfriend'
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|}

Latest revision as of 08:57, 10 October 2012


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

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:


Person/Gender Singular Plural
1 'moL' 'ar'
2 'doL' 'ur'
3M 'aL' 'an/am'
3F 'a' 'an/am'


Inalienable pronouns before a Vowel:


Person/Gender Singular Plural
1 'm 'ar n-'
2 'd 'ur n-'
3M 'a' 'an'
3F 'a h-' 'an'

Alienable Possession

Instead of using a possessive pronoun as above, SG uses a locative construction (with aig, 'at') to express ownership of an alienable object.


Definite Article + Possessee + aig + Possessor

an gille aig Mairi
the boy at Mary
'Mary's boyfriend'
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