iupa our, i.e. of me and them: form of the general possessive [...]

Part of Speech	possessive
Phonetic Form	jupa
Tanema Equivalent	(ak)egamuto
Lovono Equivalent	iemitore

• • our, i.e. of me and them: form of the general possessive classifier (enone*), with a 1 exclusive plural possessor (see kupa)
  • • Gram

  • • Example 235:
      

      Apono i-somoli otovo peini mwoe iupa.

      The hurricane damaged the roof of our house.

    • Example 342:
      

      Basa iupa re po i-wen’ iu re, enga ini Popokia.

      That mountain of ours up over there is called Popokia.

    • Example 347:
      

      Makone peini basakulumoe iupa na.

      It’s a dance from our country.

    • Example 961:
      

      dapa iupa noma

      our ancestors

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