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| N-; -<small><sup> | | N-; -<small><sup>2</sup></small> || yï- || colspan="2" | yi- || N- || Animals, inanimate | ||
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! 10 | ! 10 | ||
| N-; - | | N-; - || ĵï- || colspan="2" | ĵi- || N- || Plural of classes 9 & 11 | ||
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! 11 | ! 11 | ||
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! 15 | ! 15 | ||
| g(w/ï)-<small><sup> | | g(w/ï)-<small><sup>3</sup></small> || g(w/ï)- || colspan="2" | gu- || g(w/ï)- || Infinitives | ||
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! 16 | ! 16 | ||
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With nouns, class 16 and 17 behave as prepositions. Their concord prefixes may be used with verbs; otherwise, the prefix appears at the beginning of the noun phrase. | With nouns, class 16 and 17 behave as prepositions. Their concord prefixes may be used with verbs; otherwise, the prefix appears at the beginning of the noun phrase. | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> | <small><sup>2</sup></small> N = initial nasalization | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> (w/ï) = -w- added before vowels | |||
<small><sup>4</sup></small> Inanimate nouns (especially those whose plural form is identical to their singular) can form an alternative plural by adding the class 6 prefix ''mä-'' to either their singular or plural. Similarly, animate nouns (especially those not already in class 1) can add the class 2 prefix ''wä-''. | <small><sup>4</sup></small> Inanimate nouns (especially those whose plural form is identical to their singular) can form an alternative plural by adding the class 6 prefix ''mä-'' to either their singular or plural. Similarly, animate nouns (especially those not already in class 1) can add the class 2 prefix ''wä-''. | ||