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Nouns: 3rd Person and Obviative Possessors
It's his or hers, it's theirs
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Pinute, Shimun mak Napaien
Eukuaneni a neni tshipassikannana?
Are those our (incl) guns?
Mauat. Tshekuen nemenu upassikan?
No. Whose gun is that one over there?
Tshaune a nenu upassikan?
Is it Tshaune's (Johnny's) gun?
Tshaune utauia nenu upassikannu.
That's Tshaune's (Johnny's) father's gun.
Tanite etaht tshitapuiuauat?
Where are your (pl) paddles?
Nete pessish ashinit tauat.
They are over there near the rock.
Tshaune utapuia nete iapit tanua.
Tshaune's (Johnny's) paddle is over there too.
Tshaune utauia utapuinua nete iapit tanua.
Tshaune's (Johnny's) father's paddles are there, too.
Eukuannua Tshaune utauassima mak utishkuema.
Here are Tshaune's (Johnny's) children and wife.
