Iņupiatun Eskimo Dictionary - SIL International

Appendix 5
Suffixes indicating
NOUN POSSESSION
ABSOLUTIVE RELATIVE
sg Du pl sg du pl
1s (g)a Ka tka 1s ma äma ma
d (k)puk Vuk vuk d mnuk mnuk mnuk
p put, vut Vut vut p pta pta pta
2s (i)n Kin tin 2s pich pich pich
d (k)tik Tik tik d ptik ptik ptik
p (k)si s(r)i s(r)i p psi psi psi
3Rs ni Ni ni 3Rs mi mi mi
d (k)tik/rik tik/rik tik/rik d mik mik mik
p (k)tiä/riä tiä/riä tiä/riä p miä miä miä
3Ds (ä)a D.unp.N (ä)i 3Ds (ä)an D.unp.N (ä)iñ
d (ä)ak (ä)ik (ä)ik d (ä)aknik (ä)iknik (ä)iknik
p (ä)at (ä)ich (ä)ich p (ä)ata (ä)isa (ä)isa
Editor’s Note:
This chart shows the pattern of noun possession indicated in the charts in Appendix 7. In each of the
noun charts in that appendix, the possessed object is shown only in the singular. For example, pana in
chart 1 of Appendix 7 shows pana-ga ‘my spear’. From the chart above, it follows that the form for
‘my spears[3]’ is pana-tka because ‘my’ indicates a possessor in the singular, but the object possessed
‘spears’ are in the plural.
A word about 3R and 3D:
The first of the two “Third Person” forms (3R) is used when referring to a person’s own actions
(gerund) or possessions, e.g. ‘his singing’ or ‘his daughter’. For example,
Rachel-äum qianiàai qitunàaurani.
Rachel cried for her [own] children.
The second form (3D) is used for general possession of third person, e.g. ‘the door of the house’
Kisiááugich iñugiaktilaaäat taapkua agaayuruat tarani.
Count the number of those who are praying there.
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