Sakao Language - Nouns

Nouns

Sakao has inalienably possessed nouns, many of which are irregularly inflected:

Sakao English
œsɨŋœ-ɣ "my mouth"
œsɨŋœ-m "thy mouth"
ɔsɨŋɔ-n "his/her/its mouth"
œsœŋ-... "...'s mouth"
Sakao English
uly-ɣ "my hair"
uly-m "thy hair"
ulœ-n "his/her/its hair"
nøl-... "...'s hair"

Here "mouth" is variably œsɨŋœ-, ɔsɨŋɔ-, œsœŋ- and "hair" variably uly-, ulœ-, nøl-.

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