Comparative Concept: inalienable possession modification construction (cxn)

inalienable possession modification construction (cxn)

Typ construction
Alias(se) inalienable possession modification construction • inalienable possession
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Definition

a possessive modification construction that always includes either body part relations or kinship relations (but not necessarily both), and contrasts in the language with an alienable possession construction. Example: Crow ba-apé 'my nose' is an instance of inalienable possession, using the distinct index b- (cf. the alienable index bas-). (Sections 4.1.4, 5.2.3)