osition ▁with ▁a ▁possess ive ▁class ifier ▁( O sum i , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁pp .   1 4 5 ). ▁ ▁Poss ess ive ▁pre pos itions ▁ ▁Pre pos itions ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁closed ▁set ▁of ▁gram mat ical ▁words ▁that ▁are ▁placed ▁immediately ▁before ▁a ▁n oun ▁phrase ▁and ▁express ▁a ▁s ynt actic ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁n oun ▁phrase ▁and ▁a ▁predicate ▁or ▁another ▁n oun ▁phrase ▁( O sum i , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁pp .   1 4 5 ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁possess ive ▁pre pos itional ▁markers ▁in ▁T iri : ▁nr â , ▁r re / rr ê , ▁and ▁ ò ▁and ▁they ▁occur ▁between ▁two ▁nom inals ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁structure . ▁ ▁N P ( poss essed ) ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁nr â , ▁r re / rr ê , ▁ ò ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N P ( poss essor ) ▁( O sum i , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁p .   1 4 5 ). ▁ ▁Table ▁ 2 : ▁T î r î ▁Poss ess ive ▁pre pos itional ▁morph emes ▁( O sum i , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁p .   1 4 5 ). ▁ ▁nr â ▁functions ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁subject ▁and ▁possess ive ▁marker ▁when ▁it ▁preced es ▁a ▁n oun ▁phrase . ▁As ▁a ▁possess ive ▁marker , ▁it ▁links ▁the ▁poss essor ▁to ▁the ▁preceding ▁n oun ▁phrase , ▁suggesting ▁temporary ▁possession