Possessive Pronouns Part 1

Possessive Pronouns are easier to deal with in comparison to the previous postings regarding when to use the various forms of each personal pronoun. With Possessive pronouns, 2 forms* exist. In English we have "my and mine" and in the same way Ybanag has "-ku, kukua'." This is the same concept.

*my and your are two possessive pronouns that have 3 forms. However, they're not as complicated as it may seem.

Possessive Pronouns in Ybanag are always attached after the noun used to describe what is being possessed or owned. I.e. in English it would look like this: "Dog-my", "Cat-my", "House-our"

So Let's go ahead and take a look at our first set of possessive pronouns. Notice how all of them are identical to some of the forms used for personal pronouns.

My - "-ku" & " ' "

My pillow - "fungakku"
My cough - "ikakku"

The use of the glottal stop occurs when nouns end in a vowel.

My car - "koche' "
My dog -" kitu' "

Your - "-mu" & "-m"

Your son - "Ana'mu"
Your candles - "Kandela'mu"

"-m" is used when the word ends in a vowel. However, not when it ends in a glottal stop. In this case, as in the examples above, you would use "mu."

Your house - "Balem"
Your sister - "Wagim"

His, Her, Its - "-na"

His mother - "Yenana"

Our (inclusive) - "-tam"

Our father - "Yamatam"

Our (exclusive) - "-mi"

Our land - "Davummi"

Your (plural/polite) - "-nu"

Your city - "Syudadnu"

Their - "-da"

Their paper - "Papelda"