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• 1 2018-07-25T12:36:35-07:00 15.3. Answers to ‘Whose?’ questions 6 plain 2021-07-16T06:41:43-07:00 First review §14 on ‘Whose?’ questions. Then study the following questions and answers very carefully. Make sure you can identify each word, prefix, and suffix in the Klallam.
  

  Q:	txʷcán ʔay̓.	‘Whose is it?’
  A1:	níɬ nəskʷáʔ.	‘It is mine.’
  A2:	níɬ skʷáʔs cə nətán.	‘It is my mother’s.’
  Q:	txʷcán ʔay̓ sqáx̣aʔ.	‘Whose dog is it?’
  A1:	níɬ ʔən̓skʷáʔ ʔən̓sqáx̣aʔ.	‘It is your dog.’
  A2:	níɬ skʷáʔs cə nətán sqáx̣aʔs.	‘It is my mother’s dog.’
  Q:	txʷcán ʔay̓ sqáx̣aʔ či hiyáʔ.	‘Whose dog goes?’
  A1:	skʷáʔɬ sqáx̣aʔɬ.	‘Our dog (does).’
  A2:	skʷáʔs nətán sqáx̣aʔs.	‘My mother’s dog (does).’
  Q:	txʷcán ʔay̓ sqáx̣aʔ či ƛ̓kʷə́t.	‘Whose dog takes it?’
  A1:	skʷáʔs sqáx̣aʔs.	‘Their dog (does).’
  A2:	skʷáʔs nətán sqáx̣aʔs.	‘My mother’s dog (does).’
  Q:	txʷcán ʔay̓ sqáx̣aʔ či ƛ̓kʷə́ts.	‘Whose dog does he take?’
  A1:	ʔən̓skʷáʔ hay ʔən̓sqáx̣aʔ.	‘It’s you folks’ dog.’
  A2:	skʷáʔs nətán sqáx̣aʔs.	‘It’s my mother’s dog.’

  
  ► 1  Note that the answers to ‘Whose?’ questions use the emphatic possessive (§5.2) to focus on the possession itself.
  ► 2  In order to talk about somebody’s possession, like ‘my mother’s dog’ or ‘Mary’s dog,’ you put the possessor in front of the thing possessed and put the ‘his/her/its/their’ ‑s ending on the thing possessed. Study these examples:
            nətán táləs.                                 ‘It’s my mother’s money.’
            Mary táləs.                                 ‘It’s Mary’s money.’
            ɬáw̓ yaʔ kʷsə nətán sqáx̣aʔs. ‘My mother’s dog ran away.’
            ɬáw̓ yaʔ kʷsə Mary sqáx̣aʔs. ‘Mary’s dog ran away.’
  

  	txʷcán ʔay̓ píšpš.	‘Whose cat is it?’
  	ʔáwə c nəskʷáʔ. níɬ nəsčáʔčaʔ píšpšs.	‘It’s not mine. It’s my friend’s cat.’
  	txʷcán ʔay̓ sqáx̣aʔ.	‘Whose dog is it?’
  	nəskʷáʔ nəsqáx̣aʔ.	‘It’s my dog.’