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=== Wuvulu === [[Wuvulu-Aua language|Wuvulu language]] is a small language spoken in [[Wuvulu Island]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hafford|first=James|year=2015|title=Introduction|journal=Wuvulu Grammar and Vocabulary|page=1}}</ref> Direct possession has a close relationship with inalienability in Oceanic linguistics. Similarly, the inherent possession of the possessor is called the possessum.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hafford|first=James|year=2015|title=Possession|journal=Wuvulu Grammar and Vocabulary|pages=59–60}}</ref> The inalienable noun also has a possessor suffix and includes body parts, kinship terms, locative part nouns and derived nouns. According to Hafford's research, "-u" (my), "-mu" (your) and "na-"(his/her/its) are three direct possession suffix in Wuvulu.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hafford|first=James|year=2015|title=Possessor Suffixes|journal=Wuvulu Grammar and Vocabulary|page=61}}</ref> * Body parts Direct- possession suffix "-u"(my), "-mu" (your) and "na-"(his/her/its) can be taken to attach the noun phrase of body part.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Hafford|first=James|year=2015|title=Direct possession|journal=Wuvulu Grammar and Vocabulary|via=61-63}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Taba-u !taba-mu !taba-na |- |my head |your head |his/her/its head |} * Kinship terms Kinship terms in Wuvulu language take singular possessive suffixes.<ref name=":1" /> {| class="wikitable" !ʔama-u !ʔama-mu !ʔama-na |- |my father |your father |his/her/its father |} * Derived nouns (Nouns that derived from other words) Example: ʔei wareamu (Your word) is derived from the verb ware (talk) Such a word can take the direct possessor suffix. "-mu" (your {singular]) {{interlinear|indent=3 |faʔua, ʔei ware-a-mu |true the talk-DER-2SG |Your words are true.<ref name=":1" />}}
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