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! Inanimate | ! Inanimate | ||
| rowspan=2 | - || ''- | | rowspan=2 | - || ''-arhin'' || ''-akach'' || ''-egom'' | ||
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! Animate | ! Animate | ||
| ''-elin'' || ''- | | ''-elin'' || ''-ilai'' || ''-ayam'' | ||
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====Animacy==== | ====Animacy==== | ||
All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: | All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: |
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