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The nominal system, at first glance, appears very simple. They are not inflected for case, gender, nor do adpositions indicate their directional or positional relationships. Number is distinguished only in pronouns. Nevertheless, the nominal system has a complex heirarchy of animacy, which although unmarked, is a semantic feature of the noun and pronoun. Where a given NP falls within the animacy heirarchy must be memorized in order to select the correct verbal form (see the section of Verbs for more details). | The nominal system, at first glance, appears very simple. They are not inflected for case, gender, nor do adpositions indicate their directional or positional relationships. Number is distinguished only in pronouns. Nevertheless, the nominal system has a complex heirarchy of animacy, which although unmarked, is a semantic feature of the noun and pronoun. Where a given NP falls within the animacy heirarchy must be memorized in order to select the correct verbal form (see the section of Verbs for more details). | ||
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|+ '''Simple Independent Pronouns''' | |||
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! rowspan="6" | 1 | |||
! rowspan="2" | Supernatural &<br/>Phenomonological | |||
! rowspan="2" | Human | |||
! colspan="2"| Animals | |||
! rowspan="2" | Weather | |||
! rowspan="2" |Lower Animals | |||
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! Mammals | |||
! Birds | |||
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| Gods | |||
| Adults >> Children | |||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| predator >> prey | |||
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| Demons | |||
| Older >> Younger | |||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| wild >> domesticated | |||
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| Human & Animal Spirits | |||
| Male >> Female | |||
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| Destructive Forces of Nature | |||
| Strong >> Weak | |||
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The first group of pronouns are the simple independent pronouns. The animacy of each pronoun is arranged in the following heirarchy: | The first group of pronouns are the simple independent pronouns. The animacy of each pronoun is arranged in the following heirarchy: | ||
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! | ! Pronominal Heirarchy | ||
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| style="text-align:center"|1st >> 2nd >> 3rd | | style="text-align:center"|1st >> 2nd >> 3rd | ||