Kryptonian Possessives: Inalienable Possessives
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Overview

The second broadest category of possession is "Inalienable". These are items that have some kind of permanent (or semi-permanent) relationship to the possessor. These include:

  • Thoughts - my reaction, my input, my thoughts, etc.
  • Ideas - my plan, my idea, my concept, etc.
  • Dreams - my hopes, my visions, my dream, my nightmare, etc.
  • Feelings - my joy, my sadness, my anger, etc.
  • Body Parts - my arm, my leg, my spleen, etc.
  • Names - my name, my title, etc.
  • Qualities - my attitude, my size, my military rank,
  • Non-Familial Relationships - my friend, my enemy, my girlfriend/boyfriend, etc.
  • One's own family groups - my family, my house/tribe, my children, my parents, etc.
  • Etc.

The Possessive Particle

Inalienable possession is marked with the particle i and follows a fairly simple rule.

  • Possessor  +  i  +  Possession

Examples:

Example 1

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
,jan, 
,jahn, /
[ ʤɑn ]
John
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
Poss.
TrEv 
/ threv /
[ θɹev ]
name
John's name

Example 2

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
,ROp, 
,rraop, /
[ ra͡ʊp ]
you
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
Poss.
ZguZö 
/ zhguzhor /
[ ʒgu.ʒoɹ ]
imagination
Your imagination

Example 3

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
hUp 
/ khuhp /
[ xʌp ]
me
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
Poss.
kluv 
/ kluv /
[ kluv ]
gratitude
My gratitude

The Exception to the Rule

As with many grammar rules, there's an exception. When referring to a tribe or a house by name, the possessor is always used in adjectival form (following the noun, "house").

Example 4

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
,el, 
/ ehl /
[ ɛl ]
El
The house of El

Example 5

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
,zad, 
,zahd, /
[ zɑd ]
Zod
The house of Zod

The inalienable construct is still used in this context, however, in conjunction with pronouns.

Example 6

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
x 
/ khuhp /
[ xʌp ]
my
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
Poss.
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
My house

Example 7

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
q 
/ rraop /
[ ra͡ʊp ]
my
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
Poss.
ZRyTrEv 
/ zrhythrev /
[ ʒ͡rɪ.θɹev ]
house
My house