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*Class I nouns, | *Class I nouns, | ||
#Morphologically follow a nominative-accusative pattern, marking | #Morphologically follow a nominative-accusative pattern, marking the accusative with the suffixes ''-jor/-jomu''. | ||
#These nouns occupy the topmost level of the animacy hierarchy. | #These nouns occupy the topmost level of the animacy hierarchy. | ||
#Typically are male humans, or consist of nouns that are associated with male attributes, particularly weapons. Divinities, supernatural events, wolves, horses, and moving bodies of water also fall within this class. | #Typically are male humans, or consist of nouns that are associated with male attributes, particularly weapons. Divinities, supernatural events, wolves, horses, and moving bodies of water also fall within this class. | ||
*Class II nouns | *Class II nouns | ||
#Morphologically follow an ergative-absolutive pattern: they take the ergative ''-du/-dumu'' markers, and null-marking for the absolutive | #Morphologically follow an ergative-absolutive pattern: they take the ergative ''-du/-dumu'' markers, and null-marking for the absolutive. | ||
#These nouns are lower in the animacy hierarchy than the Class I nouns, but can still express agency and thus occupy the middle level of the animacy hierarchy. | #These nouns are lower in the animacy hierarchy than the Class I nouns, but can still express agency and thus occupy the middle level of the animacy hierarchy. | ||
#Follow along biological gender for female humans, and neuter animate count nouns, animals, except reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Some prototypically inanimate nouns are also found in this category, such as trees, household items e.g. ''tonkul'' "crockpot", or farming implements, e.g. ''vulpat'' "hoe". | #Follow along biological gender for female humans, and neuter animate count nouns, animals, except reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Some prototypically inanimate nouns are also found in this category, such as trees, household items e.g. ''tonkul'' "crockpot", or farming implements, e.g. ''vulpat'' "hoe". | ||