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In addition, some nouns exclusively, or almost exclusively, occur with one particular particle, such as ''gâlo kem'' "poison", with just ''gâlo'' being ungrammatical outside the phrase ''gâlo nênte'' "to poison". | In addition, some nouns exclusively, or almost exclusively, occur with one particular particle, such as ''gâlo kem'' "poison", with just ''gâlo'' being ungrammatical outside the phrase ''gâlo nênte'' "to poison". | ||
Nominal classifiers and their meanings include: | |||
* ''ap'': people | |||
* ''itu'': food | |||
* ''nô'': buildings and other human constructions | |||
* ''at'': language, speech | |||
* ''ils'': day, light | |||
* ''oko'': night, darkness | |||
* ''hêkai'': nature, weather conditions | |||
* ''ira'': big things | |||
* ''lid'': small things, small quantities | |||
* ''tai'': large quantities | |||
* ''ere'': old things | |||
* ''e'': good things | |||
* ''kem'': bad things | |||
* ''sio'': despective | |||
* ''pe'': beautiful things | |||
* ''ad'': something similar, usually occurs in lexicalised combinations | |||
* ''tod'': places and times, frequently forms adverbials | |||
* ''nai'': abstract, can be used very freely to derive nouns from adjectives and verbs | |||
* ''ô'': no clear meaning, only occurs in certain fixed combinations such as ''harid ô'' "knot" and ''sanap ô'' "family" | |||
===Plural=== | ===Plural=== | ||