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<small><sup>1</sup></small> These concord prefixes are old-fashioned and tend to be replaced by animacy-based concords. | <small><sup>1</sup></small> These concord prefixes are old-fashioned and tend to be replaced by animacy-based concords. Words agreeing with animate nouns use classes 1/2 (for singular and plural respectively), while those agreeing with inanimate nouns use classes 5/6 or 9/10. | ||
<small><sup>2</sup></small> -y- is added epenthetically before vowels. | <small><sup>2</sup></small> -y- is added epenthetically before vowels. | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> N- = initial nasalization of stem | <small><sup>3</sup></small> N- = initial nasalization of stem. | ||
<small><sup>4</sup></small> Inanimate nouns (especially those whose plural form is identical to their singular) can add the class 6 prefix ''mä-'' to their plural. Similarly, animate nouns not already in class 1 can add the class 2 prefix ''wä-''. | |||
:e.g. class 3 ''mïthi'' "tree" → class 4 ''mïthi'' or class 6 ''mämthi'' "trees" | |||
::class 5 ''yicho'' "eye" → class 6 ''mecho'' or ''mämecho'' "eyes" | |||
::class 5 ''yïtt'' "giant" → class 6 ''mätt'' or class 2 ''wämätt'' "giants" | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||