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:''Main article: [[/Nouns|Hantza nouns]]'' | :''Main article: [[/Nouns|Hantza nouns]]'' | ||
The category of "noun" (more properly "nominal") in | The category of "noun" (more properly "nominal") in Hantza encompasses what are thought of in English as nouns, attributive adjectives, pronouns and numerals. What correspond to adjectives in English are essentially nouns used in apposition. | ||
Nouns are inflected for possession by prefixing. Indeed, in some cases this is mandatory (see [[/Nouns#Possession|possession]]). | Nouns are not marked for case and it is usually only animate nouns that are inflected for plurality. However, nouns are inflected for possession by prefixing. Indeed, in some cases this is mandatory (see [[/Nouns#Possession|possession]]). | ||
Some nouns are in fact verb phrases that have been nominalised by way of an enclitic. | Some nouns are in fact verb phrases that have been nominalised by way of an enclitic. | ||
Infixes are sometimes used to derive adjective-like nouns from noun-like nouns, e.g. "sandy" from "sand". | Infixes are sometimes used to derive adjective-like nouns from noun-like nouns, e.g. "sandy" from "sand". | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||