(Meadow Mari)

GenPossAff~NonAff

GenPossAff~NonAff: Possessed nouns are optionally marked with possessive affixes; or, the use of such affixes is determined by considerations other than the form of the possessor noun.

(1)jeŋ-ənlud-žə
other_manGENduck3SG
’somebody else’s duck’ (Bereczki 1990: 35)

(2)kuva-nkuguüškəž
old_womanGENbigox
’the old woman’s big ox’ (Beke 1911: 184)

In Meadow Mari affixation of the possessed noun is optional and does not depend on the form of the possessor, which is invariant.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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