Arapaho - Inanimate Nouns - Possession
To say “my book” or “your
shirt”, you must add prefixes to the noun. Examples (with hyphens added
for clarity) are:
no-wo3ónohoe my
book
he-bíixúút your
shirt
hi-wo’óh his
shoe
ne-bíixúút my
shirt
ho-wo3ónohoe your
book
hi-bíixúút her
shirt
The general rule is:
my ne-
or no-
your he-
or ho-
his/her hi-
You use ne- and he- when
the first vowel of the noun is e or i. You use no- and ho- when the first
vowel of the noun is o or u. Note that hi- never changes.
Possession and plurals:
You can make the nouns plural
in the normal way:
no-wo3ónohóé-no my books
he-bíixúút-ono your
shirts
Exercize: Translate the
following sentences into Arapaho:
1. Your bag
2. Her book
3. My papers
4. His chairs
5. His table
6. My shoes
7. Your pants
8. Her shoes
9. My chair
10. Your paper