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=== | ===Attributives=== | ||
Attributives (also called definitives) modify a noun/pronoun and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some agree with the noun in gender/number, but most are invariable. Strictly speaking, words that can occur independently (such as articles) or that are declined forms of nouns/verbs are not attributives, but they are included here for convenience. | |||
====Articles==== | ====Articles==== | ||
See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]]. | See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]]. | ||
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See [[Qino#Numbers|Numbers]]. | See [[Qino#Numbers|Numbers]]. | ||
====Genitives==== | ====Genitives==== | ||
Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as | Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as attributives. They must occur with a noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one". | ||
====Quantifiers==== | ====Quantifiers==== | ||
Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below. | Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below. | ||
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====Attributive Verbs==== | ====Attributive Verbs==== | ||
Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns. | Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns. | ||
====True | ====True Attributives==== | ||
These are words that cannot occur independently and are not a noun/pronoun/verb form. Some are listed below. | These are words that cannot occur independently and are not a noun/pronoun/verb form. Some are listed below. | ||
*''kale'': other | *''kale'': other | ||
*''lab'': male (derived from the noun ''labba'' "man/men") | *''lab'': male (derived from the noun ''labba'' "man/men") | ||
*''dubar'': female (derived from the noun ''dubara'' "woman/women") | *''dubar'': female (derived from the noun ''dubara'' "woman/women") | ||
===Particles=== | ===Particles=== | ||
Particles are small, non-inflecting words that do not fit into any other class. They include conjunctions, postpositions, focus particles, etc. | Particles are small, non-inflecting words that do not fit into any other class. They include conjunctions, postpositions, focus particles, etc. | ||