(Komi-Permyak)

NoAff & PossSuffPx

NoAff: Possessed nouns are not marked with personal affixes.

PossSuffPx: Possessed nouns are inflected with obligatory personal suffixes that mark agreement with the possessor.

(1)zonka-lönemńebög.
boyGENis.PRS.SGbook
’The boy has a book.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 57)

(2)tijanemńebög.
you.2PL.GENis.PRS.SGbook
’You have a book.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 57)

(3)mikov-lönemńebög-ys.
MikovGENis.PRS.SGbook3SG
’Mikov has a book.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak habitive constructions the possessee is usually unmarked (1)–(2), though occasionally it can bear agreement suffixes (3) (cf. F. Gulyás 2020, 2021).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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