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Nouns are relatively simple, being marked for possession and number. The only major difference between animate and inanimate nouns is that only animate nouns may be pluralised. Inanimate nouns need to use a periphrastic construction to express plurality. | Nouns are relatively simple, being marked for possession and number. The only major difference between animate and inanimate nouns is that only animate nouns may be pluralised. Inanimate nouns need to use a periphrastic construction to express plurality. | ||
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Animate nouns are pluralised simply by affixing the correct prefix or circumfix, which in turn varies depending on whether the noun refers to a human or not, on whether the noun is respected by the speaker. | Animate nouns are pluralised simply by affixing the correct prefix or circumfix, which in turn varies depending on whether the noun refers to a human or not, on whether the noun is respected by the speaker. | ||
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|||''tak'' chief|| ''ḡààj'' elk | |||''tak'' chief|| ''ḡààj'' elk | ||
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All nouns change for possession. This is achieved by means of certain prefixes which indicate the person and their number. | All nouns change for possession. This is achieved by means of certain prefixes which indicate the person and their number. | ||