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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

Eukuana a nenua tshipassikannana?

Are those our (incl) guns?

Mauat. Tshekuen nemenu upassikan?

No. Whose gun is that one over there?

Tshan a nenu upassikan?

Is it Tshan's (John's) gun?

Tshan utauia nenu upassikannu.

That's Tshan's (John's) father's gun.

Tanite etaht tshitapuiuauat?

Where are your (pl) paddles?

Nete pessish ashinit tauat.

They are over there near the rock.

Tshan utapuia nete iapit tanua.

Tshan's (John's) paddle is over there too.

Tshan utauia utapuinua nete iapit tanua.

Tshan's (John's) father's paddles are there, too.

Eukuannua Tshan utauassima mak utishkuema.

Here are Tshan's (John's) children and wife.

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