b'infix.Included in this group are most body part terms, kin terms (which must have singular and plural forms), and a few other terms that relate to human or spirit entities.In all dictionary entries the possessive pronoun of class 2 nouns is shown bracketed, as the canonical form of 3 rdperson singular is used to represent in each word the full paradigm of possession for that class. Some examples, in addition to those listed above, are: tama(la)(his) father biloma(la)(his) spirit magi(la)(his) desire so(la) (his) companion k(la)(his) meal The last in this short list needs a note.It is the homonym of ka(la) the personal pronoun possessive form (his) intimately-possessed item which is found only proclitic to the item possessed, whereas k(la) is a free form.As both forms frequently occur in text, all occurrences of this two-syllable class 2 noun k(la) are marked consistently with a stress diacritic (kgu, km, kla etc). Kin terms must appear as either singular or plural, as, for example: tama-myour(sg) fathertama-miyour(pl) father tuma-mwayour(sg) fatherstumi-miayour(pl) fathers There is no word for father separate from a kin relationship suffix; all kin terms must carry such a suffix. Class 3 nouns are free-standing nouns which are optionally marked for possession with proclitic possession markers.There are two possession classes which occur proclitic to any possessed item, and there are three classes of possession, described in more detail below.The two types which are used proclitically refer either to general possession (poss.3, which may be easily abandoned) or to more intimate forms of possession (poss.2) involving a complicated or obligatory form of possession which is not easily abandoned.A noun which may accept either poss2 or poss3 (or both) is a class 3 noun.I give one example marked with either possession form: kala yenahis (meal of) fish (which has been prepared for him, or which he has eaten or will soon eat) la yenahis fish (which he has caught intending to sell them at the market) Nouns which do not have a fixed class marking The lexicon includes a large number of nouns which do not have a fixed class marking, as a context is needed to determine whether they are possessible (class 3) or not possessible (class 1).Many compound or complex nominal forms are included in this last group. Personal pronoun possessives Possession is shown in three ways, mentioned above.These categories of possession are detailed more precisely here. The first category specifies the possession of most body parts and kin relationships, and is a feature of class 2 nouns.This is described as direct personal possession (p.poss), and is found as either a suffix or an infix of the noun.This form of possession is inalienable.20'