Nouns Nouns are divided into two classes: those which can be possessed, but do not have to be (such as clothing, animals and lake names) and those which are always possessed (such as body parts). For the former group, some nouns that are possessed have a change in spelling and pronunciation when they are possessed. For example, the prefix indicates "my". However, other nouns that may be possessed do not undergo any sound changes, and instead the possession is indicated either by the separate possessive word , or by the prefix . For example, (
birch tree) becomes (my birch tree) and (trail) becomes (). Verbs can be changed into nouns with the suffix . This also causes sound changes in some verbs.
Adjectives There are few adjectives that modify nouns in Upper Kuskokwim. Adjectives are added after nouns, e.g. (). == Syntax ==