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OVS; focus prominent; Wackernagel clitics | OVS; focus prominent; Wackernagel clitics | ||
=== Classifiers === | === Classifiers === | ||
* | *nen, pl. stē = animates (humans, more "animate" animals like pets) | ||
* | *tjan, pl. yes = honorific form of ne | ||
* | *kveon, pl. φrī = organisms not viewed as sentient: plants, fungi, bacteria, "lower" animals, pests | ||
* | *mis, pl. min = tiny, point-like objects; mass nouns | ||
* | *oyts, pl. φal = long, thin objects | ||
* | *hū, pl. zoy = flat sheets | ||
* | *gī, pl. krūh = food items | ||
* | *rayw, pl. sya = abstractions; intellectual works such as art, books, ... | ||
* | *mōh, pl. lū = manmade structures: houses, buildings, cities; tools | ||
** Units of measurement do not take classifiers with numerals. | ** Units of measurement do not take classifiers with numerals. | ||