Pronoun Paradigm: Amele
Paradigm Details:
Family:
System Type: F
Source: Roberts (1987).
Comment: The forms given here in for the possessive paradigm are the ones used for alienable possession. "Alienable possession is expressed by a possessive noun phrase (...) which comprises a possessed nominal preceded by a possessive postpositional phrase. The postposition is na 'of' and this can follow either a pronoun or a nominal if it is a name or kinship term" (Roberts 1987: 171). The forms of the suffixes for inalienable possession depend on the grammatical class of the noun (ibid.: 172). "inalienably possessed nouns, mainly kinship and body part terms, are suffixed for person and number of the possessor and, in the case of the kinship nouns, also for singular or plural number of the possessee." (ibid.: 139)
Pronoun Paradigm:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | ija | ija | ija | ija , -ni |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | ele | ele | ele | ele |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | eɡe | eɡe | eɡe | eɡe |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | ele | ele | ele | ele |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | eɡe | eɡe | eɡe | eɡe |
| 2nd Person Singular | hina | hina | hina | hina |
| 2nd Person Dual | ale | ale | ale | ale |
| 2nd Person Plural | aɡe | aɡe | aɡe | aɡe |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | uqa | uqa | uqa | uqa |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | uqa | uqa | uqa | uqa |
| 3rd Person Dual | ale | ale | ale | ale |
| 3rd Person Plural | aɡe | aɡe | aɡe | aɡe |