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[Data Analysis; Intermediate]

Consider the following data from Abaza a language of the Caucasus mountains. The glosses have been slightly modified to make this problem set easier to follow.

1 Awəy ḍ-s-čʷəməɤ-b3SF 3S-1S-hate-PRESI hate her.

2 Awəy d-mgʷadəw-b3SF 3S-pregnant-PRESShe is pregnant. (Literally “She pregnants.”)

3 Y-aba də-ǰʲmaxčʲa-b3SM-father 3S-goatherd-PRESHis father is a goatherd. (literally “His father goatherds.”)

In the data above PRES means “present tense”, 3S means “third person singular” (i.e., he, she or it). 3SM means “third person singular masculine” (i.e., He, him, or his), and 3SF means “Third person singular feminine" (i.e., her, she or hers)

Questions: What part of speech are čʷəməɤ, mgʷadəw and ǰʲmaxčʲa in this data? How can you tell? What tests did you use to figure out what part of speech they were?