Nouns with Person inflection

• Possessed Nouns
• Extended Stems
• Dependent Nouns

Possessed Nouns

Observation

ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ		maschisinh	shoes
ᓂᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐᐦ		nimaschisinh	my shoes

To express possession, nouns take a personal prefix indicating the person of the possessor; for example, ni- chi-, or u-.

ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ		maschisin	a shoe
ᓂᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ		nimaschisin	my shoe
ᒋᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ		chimaschisin	your shoe
ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓐ		umaschisin	his shoe

ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		muuhkumaan	a knife
ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		nimuuhkumaan	my knife
ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		chimuuhkumaan	your knife
ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		umuuhkumaan	his/her knife

The personal prefixes used on nouns for possession are almost the same as the ones used on verbs for inflection (to indicate the participants in the action).

ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		nimuuhkumaan	my knife
ᓂᓂᐹᓐ		ninipaan	I sleep

Paradigm Tables for Possession

ᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓐ taapishkaakan (na) scarf, necktie

POSSESSOR	NOUN			English TRANSLATION
2	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓐ		chitaapishkaakan	your scarf
2	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᒡ		chitaapishkaakanich	your scarves
1	ᓂᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓐ		nitaapishkaakan	my scarf
1	ᓂᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᒡ		nitaapishkaakanich	my scarves
2p	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᐧᐋᐤ		chitaapishkaakaniwaau	your (plural) scarf
2p	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᐙᐅᒡ		chitaapishkaakaniwaauch	your (plural) scarves
21p	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᓅ		chitaapishkaakaninuu	our (including you) scarf
21p	ᒋᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᓅᒡ		chitaapishkaakaninuuch	our (including you) scarves
1p	ᓂᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᓈᓐ		nitaapishkaakaninaan	our (excluding you) scarf
1p	ᓂᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᓈᓂᒡ		nitaapishkaakaninaanich	our (excluding you) scarves
3	ᐅᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓐᐦ		utaapishkaakanh	his/her scarf / scarves
3p	ᐅᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᐧᐋᐤᐦ		utaapishkaakaniwaauh	their scarf / scarves
3′(p)	ᐅᑖᐱᔥᑳᑲᓂᔫᐦ		utaapishkaakaniyuuh	his/her/their scarf / scarves

ᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ muuhkumaan (ni) knife

POSSESSOR	NOUN			English TRANSLATION
2	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		chimuuhkumaan	your knife
2	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐᐦ		chimuuhkumaanh	your knives
1	ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		nimuuhkumaan	my knife
1	ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐᐦ		nimuuhkumaanh	my knives
2p	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᐧᐋᐤ		chimuuhkumaaniwaau	your (plural) knife
2p	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᐙᐤᐦ		chimuuhkumaaniwaauh	your (plural) knives
21p	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᓈ		chimuuhkumaaninuu	our (including you) knife
21p	ᒋᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᓈᓐᐦ		chimuuhkumaaninuuh	our (including you) knives
1p	ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᓈᓐ		nimuuhkumaaninaan	our (excluding you) knife
1p	ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᓈᓐᐦ		nimuuhkumaaninaanh	our (excluding you) knives
3	ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		umuuhkumaan	his/her knife
3	ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐᐦ		umuuhkumaanh	his/her knives
3p	ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᐧᐋᐤ		umuuhkumaaniwaau	their knife
3p	ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᐙᐤᐦ		umuuhkumaaniwaauh	their knives

Some nouns take an extended stem when possessed, other nouns always take personal prefixes, they are called dependent nouns.