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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Qut nouns are | Qut nouns are separated between two classes, named I (non-pluriform) and II (pluriform), which are separated between IIa and IIb. Their difference is in genitive and possession constructions based on three forms | ||
Absolute form - The basic form of a noun; a noun which is not possessed. | |||
N1 - The form of the possessed noun, when associated with the possessive prefixes for the 1st person singular, 2nd person singular or plural, and 3rd person singular or plural | |||
N2 - The form of the possessed noun, when associated with the possessive prefixes for the 1st person plural exclusive or inclusive or the form of the nomen regens in a genitive clause : Pedro '''mãkua''', "Pedro's '''father'''" | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! IIb | ! IIb | ||
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! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Absolute form | ||
| sa | | sa | ||
| goaba | | goaba | ||
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| NP mãkua | | NP mãkua | ||
|- style="font-style:italic;" | |- style="font-style:italic;" | ||
| NP's arrow | | NP's arrow / arrow of NP | ||
| NP's house | | NP's house / house of NP | ||
| NP's father | | NP's father / father of NP | ||
|} | |} | ||