Possessives

Question 1

1st Sg

Answer 1

-ĝu10 (absolutive, ergative, locative.terminative (-e)) -ĝá (locative -a)

Question 2

2nd sg

Answer 2

-zu (absolutive, ergative, loc.term (-e)), za (locative -a)

Question 3

3sg p.

Answer 3

-(a)ni (absolutive) -(a)né (ergative, loc.term (-e)), -(a)na locative (-a)

Question 4

3rd sg. inani.

Answer 4

-bi (absolutive), -bé (ergative, loc.term (-e)), -ba (locative)

Question 5

1st pl

Answer 5

-me (absolutive, ergative, loc.term), -ma (locative)

Question 6

2nd pl.

Answer 6

-zu-ne-ne (absolutive, ergative, loc.term), zu-ne-ne-a (locative)

Question 7

3rd pl.

Answer 7

-(a)ne-ne (absolutive, ergative, loc.term), -(a)ne-ne-a (locative)

Question 8

Hidden possessive

Answer 8

lugal-gu10, without context, can mean “my king” or “by my king”. If a sentence lacks an apparent ergative or locative-terminative case marker, consider the possibility of there being a possessive