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All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: | All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: | ||
: '''''Yach''' meshal damoch'''elin''' madai.'' | : '''''Yach''' meshal damoch'''elin''' madai.'' | ||
: <small>DEM</small>.<small>APUD</small>.<small>SG</small>.<small>ANIM</small> man-<small>NOM</small> food-<small>ANIM</small> | : <small>DEM</small>.<small>APUD</small>.<small>SG</small>.<small>ANIM</small> man-<small>NOM</small> food-<small>ANIM</small>.<small>ACC</small> eat-<small>PRES</small>. | ||
: This man eats food. | : This man eats food. | ||
If ''sadach''("plant"), an inanimate noun(though one could argue plants are alive) were used, the noun case would be as so: | If ''sadach''("plant"), an inanimate noun(though one could argue plants are alive) were used, the noun case would be as so: | ||
: '''''Reh''' sadach damoch'''arhin''' madai.'' | : '''''Reh''' sadach damoch'''arhin''' madai.'' | ||
: <small>DEM</small>.<small>APUD</small>.<small>SG</small>.<small>INAN</small> man-<small>NOM</small> food-<small>INAN</small> | : <small>DEM</small>.<small>APUD</small>.<small>SG</small>.<small>INAN</small> man-<small>NOM</small> food-<small>INAN</small>.<small>ACC</small> eat-<small>PRES</small>. | ||
: This plant eats food. | : This plant eats food. | ||