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Here are some more definite articles or classes no' = for animals te' = for trees = för träd och trämaterial ha = for water' = för vatten tx'otx = for earth' = för jord an = for smaller plants = för mindre växter naq = for man = för man ix = for woamn= för kvinna cham = for older man = för äldre man xal = for older woman = för äldre kvinna q'inal = for rain (the word also means life and fiesta) tx'an = for palmleaves, lianes and paper = för palmblad, lian, papper q'a' = for fire and heath = för eld och värme tz'am = for salt
More examples No' means animal and is also the definite article for animals in general. To say the animal (definite) we say no' no'. The word for shoe is xanab'. As before shoes were made of hides and skins, the definite article for shoe is also no'. Even rubber boots and shoes made of plastic use no' as the definite article.
Some numbers in q'anjob'al 1 jun 2 kab' 3 oxeb' 4 kaneb' 5 oyeb' 6 waqeb' 7 uqeb' 8 waxaqeb' 9 baloneb' 10 lajoneb'
Possession
Possession is made by using a pronoun before the possessed noun. There are two kinds, depending on if the noun stars with a consonant or a vowel. We will look at two different examples. The word for house is na, that starts with a consonant. My house - in na Your house - a na His/her house - sna Our house - ko na Your house - e na Their house - sna eb'
The word for corn field is useful. It is called awal and starts accordingly with a vowel.
My corn field - Wawal Your corn field - Awal His/her corn field - Yawal Our corn field - Jawal Your corn field - Eyawal Their corn field - yawaleb'
Continue with the exercise!
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