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=== Classifiers === | === Classifiers === | ||
*qon, pl. stē = animates (humans, more "animate" animals like pets) | *qon, pl. stē = animates (humans, more "animate" animals like pets) | ||
* | *ṭēn, pl. yes = honorific form of ne | ||
*kwon, pl. φrī = organisms not viewed as sentient: plants, fungi, "lower" animals, pests | *kwon, pl. φrī = organisms not viewed as sentient: plants, fungi, "lower" animals, pests | ||
*φad, pl. nē = generic inanimates | *φad, pl. nē = generic inanimates | ||
*smās, pl. smin = tiny, point-like objects; mass nouns | *smās, pl. smin = tiny, point-like objects; mass nouns | ||
*oyh, pl. φal = long, thin objects | *oyh, pl. φal = long, thin objects | ||
* | *φū, pl. zoy = flat sheets | ||
*gī, pl. krūh = food items | *gī, pl. krūh = food items | ||
*rāw, pl. sya = abstractions; intellectual works such as art, books, ... | *rāw, pl. sya = abstractions; intellectual works such as art, books, ... |