(Meadow Mari)

NoPossClass

NoPossClass: Possessive classification is not a feature of the language: multiple strategies for the expression of possession either do not exist or are not determined by lexical features.

(1)kol-ənlem-žə
fishGENsoup3SG
’fish soup’ (Beke 1911:183)

(2)toləz-ənerge
moonGENboy
’the son of the moon’ (Beke 1911:184)

In Meadow Mari possession is expressed using the genitive form of the possessor and a possessee with an optional possessive suffix (Beke 1911:183–184) The choice between suffixed and suffixless forms does not depend on the the lexical properties of the possessee.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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