ie¹ of (X): form of the general possessive classifier [...]

Part of Speech	possessive
Phonetic Form	je
Tanema Equivalent	ake
Lovono Equivalent	ie

1. • of (X): form of the general possessive classifier (enone*), with a noun possessor
   • • Gram

   Syntactic Restriction	foll. by NP
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	we

   • • Example 576:
       

       makone ie da-viñevi

       a women's dance

     • Example 874:
       

       toñaki ie Laperusi

       Lapérouse's ship

     • Example 875:
       

       mwoe ie telupe

       a pigeon's nest

     • Example 876:
       

       Opola men’ ie Vasango.

       Opola, the son of Vasango

2. • belong to ‹s.o.›

   Syntactic Restriction

   predicate

   • • Example 877:
       

       Moe iaba pwo; iote iu, ie mwaliko iote.

       Our house is located below; as for the one above, it belongs to someone else.

     • Example 878:
       

       Enon' tae; ie Esikiel.

       It's not mine; it's Ezekiel's.

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