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===Nouns and pronouns=== | ===Nouns and pronouns=== | ||
Nouns fall into five classes which are unmarked directly on the noun but trigger agreement in verbs and some particles. In informal speech class-2 marking is often used for class-1 nouns. | Nouns fall into five classes which are unmarked directly on the noun but trigger agreement in verbs and some particles. In informal speech class-2 marking is often used for class-1 nouns. | ||
Nouns are marked for number, case, and possession by particles before the noun as follows. | Nouns are marked for number, case, and possession by particles before the noun as follows. | ||
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As in Knrawi, plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category, and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl. | As in Knrawi, plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category, and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl. | ||
====Pronouns==== | |||
Pronouns do not exist independently (except see [[Soc'ul'#Possession|Possession]]); the person and class of dropped nouns are instead only shown through verb agreement. | |||
The demonstrative ''jál'' can also be used as a pronoun. | |||
====Possession==== | ====Possession==== | ||