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 ===Classifiers===
-Classifiers are a closed class.
+Classifiers are a relatively open class.
-''li-L'', ''tzagh-N'', ''hnyoobh'', ''lees-N'', ''zua-N'', ''yaus-L'', ...
+Do they always lenite, or always eclipse?
-*li-L = humans
-**''faon'' = a man; ''li fhaon'' = the man (classifier ''li'')
-*tzagh-N = animals
-**''plaidh'' = a dog; ''tzagh nplaidh'' = the dog (classifier ''tzagh'')
-*hnyoobh = tall objects such as trees, buildings
-**''qo'' = a tree; ''hnyoobh qo'' the tree
-*zua-N: infinitive
-**''dor'' = is born; ''zua ndor'' = to be born (inf.)
-*lees-N = nominalization, way of X-ing
-**''doigh'' = 'to speak'; ''lees ndoigh'' 'language'
 ===Verbs===