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===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Morpheme order for noun formation is as follows: NEGATION-OPPOSITE-root-NUMBER-CLASS


====Noun Class====
'''1) Class:'''
Nouns are divided into one of four classes, which serve, in part, as a grammatical gender. While nouns and pronouns may or may not reflect their class, verbs and adjectives will show agreement with the class of their subject via suffix.
Nouns are divided into one of four classes, which serve, in part, as a grammatical gender. While nouns and pronouns may or may not reflect their class, verbs and adjectives will show agreement with the class of their subject via suffix.


* Source - 'i - females, elements, and natural forces
* Source - 'i - females, elements, and natural forces
* Living - 'a - any non female person or creature, also applies to plants and insects
* Living - 'a - any non female person or creature, also applies to plants and insects
* Place - 'u - locations and locatives
* Place - 'u - locations and locatives
* Other - 'o - loan words, abstract concepts, anything not falling into any of the three previous categories
* Other - 'o - loan words, abstract concepts, anything not falling into any of the three previous categories
 
'''2) Number:'''
Nouns are marked to show number.
 
* Singular        - zero marked - (none)
* Paucal (2 to 5) - suffix      - bo
* Plural (6+)    - suffix      - bo:
 
'''3) Possessives:'''
The article 'wu' is placed between the subject and the object to indicate possession. Class, number, and negation have no affect on the article.
 
'''4) Negation:'''
Negation of a noun is shown with a prefix, similar to the usage of 'un-' and 'non-' in the English language. Opposition is also shown with a prefix, especially in situations where there is no word already in place to indicate a noun's opposite.
 
*Negation - prefix - bo:
*Opposite - prefix - bo
 
'''5) Definite vs. Indefinite:'''
A noun is assumed to be indefinite unless followed by the article 'ne'. Class, number, and negation have no affect on the article.


===Syntax===
===Syntax===
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