puu netaly
English: Translation
his mother
Part of Speech
noun phrase
Semantic Domain
Kinship and relationships
Dialect
Tiipay
Notes
puu: Literally, "that one" (used for something out of sight), used here to mean "him/her". Unmarked nouns can be placed before possessed nouns like netaat, "his father" to identify the owner.
netaly: "his/her mother" (Tiipay)
puu netaly: Literally, "him his-mother" or "that one's mother"