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<!--''origou'' and ''amirou'' -->There are two [[w:Grammatical gender|gender]]s in the Ris language, the [[w:animacy|animate]] ({{sc|an}}) and inanimate ({{sc|inan}}). The animate gender includes only living animals and insects, as well as supernaturals like spirits and deities. The inanimate gender mainly denotes non-living objects, abstractions as well as flowers and microorganisms.In addition to this, all Ris nouns are divided into classes. The classes are morphological and semantic, and nouns are grouped according to their gender as well as if it is inherently in the indefinite plural, or if it needs marking. There are as such four classes::'''I''' - ''animate, marked indefinite plural'' :'''II''' - ''animate, unmarked indefinite plural'':'''III''' - ''inanimate, marked indefinite plural:'''IV''' - ''inanimate, unmarked indefinite plural''The class is the only thing indicated in Ris dictionaries, such as the [[User:Waahlis/Jivanity|Ourhagmatika]], where the lemma form is always written first:{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = thyrri, thyrrini|IPA = /ˈtʰʉːr̥ʰːɪ| ˈtʰʉːr̥ʰːɪnɪ/|morphemes = thyrrhi-∅ thyrrhi-ni|gloss = woman.I-SG woman.I-INDEF.PL |translation = a woman, women|index = 16}}{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = oryx, orygma|IPA = /ˈoːrʉgz | ˈoːrʉgma/|morphemes = oryx-∅ oryg-ma|gloss = whale.II-INDEF.PL whale.II-SG|translation = whales, a whale<ref name="gamma"></ref>|index = 17}}{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = kanthra, kanthrani|IPA = /ˈkaːntʰra | ˈkaːntʰranɪ/|morphemes = kanthra-∅ kanthra-ni|gloss = heart.III-SG heart.III-INDEF.PL |translation = a heart, hearts|index = 18}}{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = issix, issigma|IPA = /ˈɪːsːɪgz| ˈɪːsːɪgma/|morphemes = issix-∅ issig-ma|gloss = hair.IV-INDEF.PL hair.IV-SG|translation = hair, strand of hair|index = 19}}{{Gloss/indexable|phrase = ankis, ankisma|IPA = /ˈaːŋkɪs | ˈaːŋkɪsma/|morphemes = ankis-∅ ankis-ma|gloss = elbow.IV-INDEF.PL elbow.IV-SG|translation = 2 elbows, an elbow<ref name="delta"></ref>|index = 20}}<ref name="gamma">Typical examples of class II are animals, although ''gytei'', "fish", is a notable example.</ref><ref name="delta">Since the indefinite plural has coalesced with the dual, some nouns may have an unmarked dual form. These nouns are typically body parts.</ref><references/>