Possessives
Lesson Vocab
| English | Part of speech | IPA | Lugso | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eye | N | ʌxə | oxo | |
| human | N | χuɸz | hupz | |
| future | N | xuj | xuy | |
| heretic | N | isv | isv | |
| POSS | N suffix | ɣu | gu | possessive suffix - N’s (ownership) |
| priest | N | θuʃə | tu5o |
Possessive suffix
In English, when something belongs to someone, it is someone’s something. We add ‘s to the possessing noun.
In Lugso, similarly, the cultist adds -gu.
tu5o ungu
priest 3SG-POSS
Its priest…
oxod dogu
eye-PL 2SG-POSS
Your eyes…
hupz nogu
human 1SG-POSS
My human…
xuy isvgu
future heretic-POSS
The/A heretic’s future…
Possessive vs. Genitive
Speakers of Latin will be confused at the inclusion of both the possessive suffix and the genitive case in Lugso. “What is the difference between “my blood” the blood of my veins, and “my blood” the blood that I own (in that jar over there) ?”
In Lugso, Genitive is used to indicate origin and relation - hence lugso of blood. Possessive, by contrast, is strictly property/dominion/possession - lugso gu5lidso sotdso of blood of gods of thoughts - not “thoughts’ gods’ blood’s”. Hence, the child that a mother gives birth to is both yols rihso and yols rihgu - his mother’s child in origin, and (until he is an adult) his mother’s child in dominion.