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====Classes==== | ====Classes==== | ||
There are three main noun classes in Adzaay, so one might be tempted to call them “genders,” but that term really doesn't work well here, considering that all of the human genders which usually serve as examples of the various grammatical genders all fall into a single noun class. Each of classes are further divided into three sub-classes. | There are three main noun classes in Adzaay, so one might be tempted to call them “genders,” but that term really doesn't work well here, considering that all of the human genders which usually serve as examples of the various grammatical genders all fall into a single noun class. Each of these classes are further divided into three sub-classes. | ||
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'''Ideas & Concepts''' – The truly abstract: feelings, thoughts, ideas, moods, all verbal nouns. | '''Ideas & Concepts''' – The truly abstract: feelings, thoughts, ideas, moods, all verbal nouns. | ||
'''Uncountable''' – This sub-class isn’t “abstract” in the sense we would normally | '''Uncountable''' – This sub-class isn’t “abstract” in the sense we would normally think of it, but instead it is comprised of nouns which are neither singular nor plural, often substances, ingredients, or building materials, including most liquids and gasses: water, sand, marble, wood, flour, rice, honey, beans, wine. | ||
'''Artifice''' – Finally the last sub-class refers to objects made, created, or modified by animate nouns: Prepared meals, books, houses, animal nests and dens, art. | '''Artifice''' – Finally the last sub-class refers to objects made, created, or modified by animate nouns: Prepared meals, books, houses, animal nests and dens, art. | ||