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The table below contains nouns possessed by a singular possessor in Sierra Popoluca.

 

  IPA English Gloss   IPA English Gloss
1. añxix 'my cow' 9. iñaañi 'your tortilla'
2. iñxix 'your cow' 10. ikɨʔ 'his/her hand'
3. aŋkɨʔ 'my hand' 11. ampetkuy 'my broom'
4. iʔaañi 'his/her tortilla' 12. ityɨk 'his/her house'
5. ipetkuy 'his/her broom' 13. iŋkɨʔ 'your hand'
6. anaañi 'my tortilla' 14. antɨk 'my house'
7. iñtyɨk 'your house' 15. ixix 'his/her cow'
8. impetkuy 'your broom'      

Step 3: Determine position of morpheme boundaries and assign meanings

Note: the symbol /x/ represents a voiceless palatoalveolar fricative, /y/ represents a voiced palatal glide, /ñ/ represents a voiced palatal nasal stop, and /j/ represents a voiceless glottal fricative.

'hand' 'cow' 'tortilla' 'broom'
my 'X' aŋkɨʔ añxix anaañi ampetkuy
your 'X' iŋkɨʔ iñxix iñaañi impetkuy
his/her 'X' ikɨʔ ixix iʔaañi ipetkuy

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1. 'my hand'
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2. 'your hand'
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3. 'his/her hand'
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'hand' 'cow' 'tortilla' 'broom'
my 'X' aŋkɨʔ añxix anaañi ampetkuy
your 'X' iŋkɨʔ iñxix iñaañi impetkuy
his/her 'X' ikɨʔ ixix iʔaañi ipetkuy

 

1. 'my cow'
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2. 'your cow'
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3. 'his/her cow'
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'hand' 'cow' 'tortilla' 'broom'
my 'X' aŋkɨʔ añxix anaañi ampetkuy
your 'X' iŋkɨʔ iñxix iñaañi impetkuy
his/her 'X' ikɨʔ ixix iʔaañi ipetkuy

 

1. 'my tortilla'
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2. 'your tortilla'
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3. 'his/her tortilla'
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'hand' 'cow' 'tortilla' 'broom'
my 'X' aŋkɨʔ añxix anaañi ampetkuy
your 'X' iŋkɨʔ iñxix iñaañi impetkuy
his/her 'X' ikɨʔ ixix iʔaañi ipetkuy

 

1. 'my broom'
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2. 'your broom'
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3. 'his/her broom'
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