ABSTRACT
The word de is most likely to be omitted from wnde (my), nmde (your), tade (his/her), etc. if the noun that follows it is a kinship term. However, if one-syllable adjectives such as xiko, lko are used before the noun, de cannot be omitted. For example:
WN tàitai bú hùi shud Ycngwén. My wife can’t speak English.
