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'''Ahāmatya''' nouns exhibit a kind of noun class system. Nouns have three classes: '''Class I''' nouns, called "a-theme" nouns; '''Class II''' nouns, called "e-theme" | '''Ahāmatya''' nouns exhibit a kind of noun class system. Nouns have three classes: '''Class I''' nouns, called "a-theme" nouns; '''Class II''' nouns, called "e-theme" nouns; '''Class III''' nouns, called "other". "a-theme" and "e-theme" are so-named because the vowels "a" and "e" appear as the final sound in their respective nouns in the singular. "other" is so-named as a catch-all for words that are neither "a-theme" nor "e-theme". The phonological environment determines whether a noun is Class I or Class II. Class III nouns tend to be derived. | ||
The thematic vowel in the ultimate syllable is determined by the vowel in the penultimate syllable and the consonants in the coda of that syllable and/or the onset of the ultimate syllable. Barring a few exceptions, this is a predictable machination. The consonants at the boundary of the penultimate and the ultimate vowel can be divided into four categories: '''continuative short''', '''continuative long''', '''terminative short''', and '''terminative long'''. Continuative short consonants are: '''m''', '''f''', '''n''', '''s''', '''ŋ''', '''x''', '''l''', '''h'''. Continuative long consonants are: '''mm''', '''v''', '''nn''', '''ss''', '''ɤ''', '''ll'''. Terminative short consonants are: '''p''', '''t''', '''k''', '''y''', '''w''', '''r'''. Terminative long consonants are: '''pp''', '''b''', '''t''', '''tt''', '''d''', '''k''', '''kk''', '''g''', '''rr''', palatalized consonants, aspirated consonants, non-geminate consonant clusters. | The thematic vowel in the ultimate syllable is determined by the vowel in the penultimate syllable and the consonants in the coda of that syllable and/or the onset of the ultimate syllable. Barring a few exceptions, this is a predictable machination. The consonants at the boundary of the penultimate and the ultimate vowel can be divided into four categories: '''continuative short''', '''continuative long''', '''terminative short''', and '''terminative long'''. Continuative short consonants are: '''m''', '''f''', '''n''', '''s''', '''ŋ''', '''x''', '''l''', '''h'''. Continuative long consonants are: '''mm''', '''v''', '''nn''', '''ss''', '''ɤ''', '''ll'''. Terminative short consonants are: '''p''', '''t''', '''k''', '''y''', '''w''', '''r'''. Terminative long consonants are: '''pp''', '''b''', '''t''', '''tt''', '''d''', '''k''', '''kk''', '''g''', '''rr''', palatalized consonants, aspirated consonants, non-geminate consonant clusters. | ||