Possessive marking in habitive constructions (Synja Khanty)

NoAff: Possessed nouns are not marked with personal affixes.

 

(1) pox āp taj-l-ǝl.

boy dog possess-prs-3sg

’The boy has a dog.’


The possessed in the Synja Khanty habitive construction is always unmarked irrespective of its number (Onina 2009, 2011).

Author: 

Nikolett F. Gulyás