In Saru Aynu exist three way to express possessive.
Here they all are presented in the system of
oina subject markersNoun paradigm of
hawe ‘voice’:
singular:
1: ci=hawe, ci=kor hawe, ci=hawe=he – my voice
2: e=hawe, e=kor hawe, e=hawe=he – your voice
3: ø=hawe, ø=kor hawe, ø=hawe=he – his/her voice
plural:
1: ci=hawe, ci=kor hawe, ci=hawe=he – our voice
2: eci=hawe, eci=kor hawe, eci=hawe=he – your voice
3: ø=hawe, ø=kor hawe, ø=hawe=he – their voice