▁or , ▁as ▁most ▁are , ▁non - inf lect able . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁group ▁inf lect s ▁for ▁person ▁and ▁number . ▁It ▁contains ▁names ▁of ▁body ▁parts ▁and ▁kin ▁terms , ▁which ▁must ▁inf lect , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁personal ▁poss essions , ▁with ▁option ▁inf lection . ▁The ▁person ▁markers ▁are ▁n k - ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁person , ▁ay - ▁second ▁person , ▁and ▁ Ø - ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁person . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁be ▁pl ural ized ▁with ▁the ▁marker ▁- tu . ▁The ▁n oun ' s ▁number ▁itself ▁is ▁not ▁marked ▁explicitly . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁inf lect ed ▁n oun s ▁are ▁below : ▁ ▁d odi ▁' th ro at ' ▁▁ nd odi ▁' my ▁thro at ' ▁ ▁id odi ▁' your ▁thro at ' ▁ ▁do xt u ▁' the ir ▁thro ats ' ▁ ▁ad i ▁' father ' ▁ ▁i y adi ▁' your ▁father ' ▁ ▁n ka xt u ▁' our ▁father ' ▁ ▁Here ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁option ally - inf lect ed ▁n oun s : ▁ ▁ti ~ ati ▁' house ' ▁ ▁n kt i / n k ati ▁' my ▁house ' ▁ ▁do x pe ▁' sh irt ' ▁ ▁id ox pe ▁' your ▁sh irt ' ▁ ▁Personal ▁pron oun s ▁are ▁formed ▁by ▁inf lect ing ▁the ▁root ▁ind i ▁for ▁person ▁and ▁number . ▁( It ▁may ▁once ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁done ▁by