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==Noun Classes== | ==Noun Classes== | ||
===Determination of Class=== | |||
Nouns are split into 2 different categories being Animate and Inanimate. There are 4 reasons a noun is animate rather than inanimate, A it is living or once living, B is a place in which humans, animals, and/or spirits have inhabited in, C, it is related to time or d, the object has gained animacy though its experience. | Nouns are split into 2 different categories being Animate and Inanimate. There are 4 reasons a noun is animate rather than inanimate, A it is living or once living, B is a place in which humans, animals, and/or spirits have inhabited in, C, it is related to time or d, the object has gained animacy though its experience. | ||
====Articles | ====Examples==== | ||
*"Kamat'" meaning person, is animate. Ex, "Krét Kamat' simv vikú" (The (animate definite) person good is.) | |||
*"Rakav" meaning building, is animate, however if the building is new and has never been inhabited it is inanimate. Ex, "Drét' rakav rdíet' vikú" (The (inanimate definite) building new is) and "Krét' rakav fadí vikú" (The (inanimate definite) building old is.) | |||
*"Ddim" meaning time, is animate. Ex, "Vikùlt vk'á krét ddim" (Is what the (animate definite) time?) | |||
*"Ts'emá" meaning table, would normally be inanimate, but say if it was in a family for generations, it could be considered animate. Ex, "Drét' ts'emá kat' vikú" (The (inanimate definite) table big is.) and "Krét' ts'emá kat' vikú." (The (animate definite) table big is.) | |||
===Articles=== | |||
Within Animate and Inanimate classes articles are split into three article types: Indefinite, Definite, and Definite Plural. | Within Animate and Inanimate classes articles are split into three article types: Indefinite, Definite, and Definite Plural. | ||