▁in ▁Sal iba ▁there ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁difference ▁between ▁ver bs ▁and ▁ad ject ives . ▁The ▁only ▁rule ▁is , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁some ▁ver bs , ▁all ▁ver bs ▁are ▁dup licated ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁ad ject ives . ▁ ▁N oun s ▁N oun s ▁in ▁Sal iba ▁have ▁four ▁kinds ▁of ▁aff ix es ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁them . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁is ▁a ▁suffix ▁that ' s ▁used ▁for ▁possession . ▁The ▁next ▁one ▁is ▁the ▁pl ural ▁suffix ▁which ▁is ▁( , ▁, ▁, ▁or ▁) ▁on ▁n oun s ▁that ▁refer ▁to ▁humans . ▁Another ▁aff ix ▁is ▁the ▁loc ative ▁suffix ▁( ▁ ▁). ▁The ▁last ▁aff ix ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁determ iner . ▁ ▁N oun ▁phr ases ▁N oun ▁phr ases ▁are ▁everything ▁in ▁a ▁sentence ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁verb . ▁N oun ▁phr ases ▁can ▁be ▁subjects , ▁objects , ▁pred ic ates ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁pre pos itional ▁and ▁post - pos itional ▁phr ases . ▁In ▁its ▁simplest ▁form , ▁a ▁n oun ▁phrase ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁just ▁a ▁n oun ▁and ▁a ▁determ iner . ▁For ▁example , ▁, ▁which ▁in ▁Sal iba ▁means ▁an ▁e el , ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁n oun ▁phrase . ▁A ▁n oun ▁phrase ▁is ▁typically ▁broken ▁up ▁into ▁two ▁parts , ▁the ▁nucle us ▁and ▁possibly ▁multiple ▁mod ifiers . ▁Mod ifiers ▁can ▁include ▁things ▁like ▁possess ors ▁and ▁demonstr atives