Possession - Terms for Body Parts

The following terms are for human body parts. Terms for animal parts are sometimes different.

Terms for body parts follow the system of inherently possessed terms also described in the "Introduction to Possession" and consist of a possessive pronoun and a root designating the body part.

Neither the possessive pronoun nor the body part term can be used separately but together make one word. Consider the following examples:

Pronoun	Meaning
sh-	my
n-	your (sg.)
be-	his/her
na-	our
h-	your (pl.)
qu-	their
k'e-	someone's
de-	his/her own
deh-	their own
nił-	each other's

Example	Meaning
shengh'i (sh(e)+ngh'i)	my head
nengh'i (n(e)+ngh'i)	your (sg.) head
bengh'i (be+ngh'i)	his/her head
nangh'i (na+ngh'i)	our heads
hngh'i (h+ngh'i)	your (pl.) heads
qungh'i (qu+ngh'i)	their heads
k'engh'i (k'e+ngh'i)	someone's head
dengh'i (de+ngh'i)	his/her own head
dehngh'i (deh+ngh'i)	their own heads
niłngh'i (nił+ngh'i)	each other's head

Attach any of the prefixes from the table on the left to any of the roots from the table on the right.

Prefix	Meaning
sh-	my
n-	your (singular)
be-	his/her
na-	our
h-	your (plural)
qu-	their
k'e-	someone's
de-	his/her own
deh-	their own
nił-	each other's

Prefix	Meaning
sh-	my
n-	your (singular)
be-	his/her
na-	our
h-	your (plural)
qu-	their
k'e-	someone's
de-	his/her own
deh-	their own
nił-	each other's

Root	Meaning
-nest'a	body
-tsen	flesh
-yes	skin
-ngh'i	head
-ch'ixa	hair
-tsitniłkidi	brain
-entuq'	forehead
-nan	face
-ntl'uggezh	cheeks
-ełtugh'a	eye
-jegha	ear
-enchish	nose
-zaq'	mouth
-yada	chin
-q'es	neck
-ghedza	shoulders
-gguna	arm
-hjizha	bicep
-ch'esh	elbow
-iniq'	back
-'udza	hip
-qakena	leg
-qatl'na	foot

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