Morphology

1)
marker/description of process: b??
meaning: plural
Example:

b??
PL
mbv?
dog
Dogs
2)
marker: z??/??
meaning: my/our (possession)
mv?
dog
z??
1-poss
my dog
at?
tree
z??
1-poss
my tree
nt?m
heart
???
1-poss
my heart
2a) marker: z?g?n?
meaning: our (possession)
at?
tree
z??g??n??
1PL-poss
our tree
Comment: /z?/ can be used for “my” and “our,” but /z?g?n?/ is more common for “our.”
3) marker: zo
meaning: your (singular) (possession)
mv?
dog
zo
2SG-poss
your dog
Comments: the /z/ may be inserted due to the vowel-vowel sequence in /mv? o?/
4) marker: ???
meaning: his/her (possession)
mv?
dog
???
3SG-poss
his/her dog
at?
tree
???
1-poss
my/our tree
5) marker: z???
meaning: your (plural) (possession)
6) marker: tsa
meaning: their (possession)
mv?
dog
tsa
3PL
Their dog

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