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'''1) Gender:'''
'''1) Gender:'''
All nouns have an intrinsic gender; interestingly, some nouns may have multiple genders, each gender conveying different meanings; these should be considered separate lexical entities.  However, nouns are not inflected or marked by gender affixes or clitics.  Instead, cross-reference affixes in the verb identify the gender of the nouns that serve as core arguments of a clause; in contrast, oblique argument, however, do not receive any marking. Thus, gender of each noun must be memorized in order to choose the correct verbal affix, or to identify the gender of a noun serving as an oblique argument.
All nouns have an intrinsic gender; the majority are concordant with natural gender, but a significant percentage are discordant.  Interestingly, some nouns may have multiple genders, each gender conveying different meanings; these should be considered separate lexical entities.  However, nouns do not take affixes, clitics, or other morphemes to mark gender.  Instead, cross-reference affixes in the verb identify the gender of the nouns that serve as core arguments of a clause; in contrast, oblique argument, however, do not receive any marking. Thus, gender of each noun must be memorized in order to choose the correct verbal affix, or to identify the gender of a noun serving as an oblique argument.


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