iadapa their: form of the general possessive classifier [...]

Part of Speech	possessive
Phonetic Form	jaⁿdapa
Tanema Equivalent	(ak)edato
Lovono Equivalent	iodore

1. • their: form of the general possessive classifier (enone*), with a 3 plural possessor (see dapa)
   • • Gram

   • • Example 826:
       

       teliki iadapa

       their chief(s)

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S42

     • Example 827:
       

       Li-wowo ñe viko iadapa.

       They swam with their treasures.

     • Example 828:
       

       I-te tev' ai' iape me et' iape ne moe iadapa.

       He lives with his parents, in their house.

2. • ‘of those…’, ‘of the…’

   Syntactic Restriction	+ NP modifier
   Encyclopedic Info	Morph.: Contraction of *ie + dapa, where dapa is the syntactic head of the NP.

   • • Example 95:
       

       aero iadapa Teanu

       the territory of the Teanu tribe

     • Example 829:
       

       toñaki iadapa Franisi

       the ship of the Frenchmen

     • Example 830:
       

       makone iadapa tadoe

       dance of the spirits

     • Example 831:
       

       Pon teliki iadapa pe li-maluo, ka Teliki Makumoso iadapa po li-bu.

       There are chiefs for those who live; but the Supreme Lord for those who are dead.

       Example Comment

       +relative clause

Related entries

• See also:
  • enone ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for General, default possession / classifier for various possessions / classifier for kinship relations when the noun is not inherently a kin term (opp. one, classifier for kin terms) / classifier for some more abstract relations