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OVS; focus prominent; Wackernagel clitics | OVS; focus prominent; Wackernagel clitics | ||
=== Classifiers === | |||
*ne, pl. stae = animates (humans, more "animate" animals like pets) | |||
*tja, pl. jes = honorific form of ne | |||
*kveo, pl. fli = organisms not viewed as sentient: plants, fungi, bacteria, "lower" animals, pests | |||
*mi, pl. min = tiny, point-like objects; mass nouns | |||
Units of measurement can be used such as cups, pails, ... | |||
*oets, pl. al = long, thin objects | |||
*hy, pl. zoe = flat sheets | |||
*gi, pl. kru = food items | |||
*raev, pl. sja = abstractions; intellectual works such as art, books, ... | |||
*mo, pl. lu = manmade structures: houses, buildings, cities; toolsUnits of measurement do not take classifiers with numerals. | |||
==Derivations== | ==Derivations== |