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<small><sup>1</sup></small> These concord prefixes are considered formal and old-fashioned, and tend to be replaced with animacy-based concords. Words agreeing with animate nouns use classes 1/2, while those agreeing with inanimate nouns use classes | <small><sup>1</sup></small> These concord prefixes are considered formal and old-fashioned, and tend to be replaced with animacy-based concords. Words agreeing with animate nouns use classes 1/2, while those agreeing with inanimate nouns use classes 9/10. When a modifier is used with a noun, the concord prefix can be omitted. | ||
With nouns, class 16 and 17 behave as prepositions. Their concord prefixes may be used with verbs; adjectives and other modifiers agree with the base noun. The class 16/17 prefix always comes at the beginning of the noun phrase. | With nouns, class 16 and 17 behave as prepositions. Their concord prefixes may be used with verbs; adjectives and other modifiers agree with the base noun. The class 16/17 prefix always comes at the beginning of the noun phrase. | ||
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:e.g. ''gä-'' + ''zichä'' → ጌጨ ''gechä'' or ገዚጨ ''gäzichä'' "little eye" | :e.g. ''gä-'' + ''zichä'' → ጌጨ ''gechä'' or ገዚጨ ''gäzichä'' "little eye" | ||
::''bä-'' + ''zichä'' → በዚጨ ''bäzichä'' (NOT *ቤጨ ''bechä'') "in (an) eye" | ::''bä-'' + ''zichä'' → በዚጨ ''bäzichä'' (NOT *ቤጨ ''bechä'') "in (an) eye" | ||
::''bä-'' + ''lä-'' "the" + ''-ngolä'' "red" + ''zichä'' → | ::''bä-'' + ''lä-'' "the" + inanimate concord + ''-ngolä'' "red" + ''zichä'' → በለጎለ ዚጨ ''bälägolä zichä'' "in the red eye" | ||
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