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==Morphological Categories==
 
==Morphological Categories==
  
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The tag for a noun should be {{tag|n}}.  Nouns are divided into two classes based on animacy.  The tag for an animate noun will be {{tag|na}} and the tag for an inanimate noun will be {{tag|ni}}.
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The tag for a noun should be {{tag|n}}.  Nouns are divided into two classes based on animacy.  The tag for an animate noun will be {{tag|an}} and the tag for an inanimate noun will be {{tag|in}}.
  
 
==Basic Noun Pluralization==
 
==Basic Noun Pluralization==
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Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak».
 
Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak».
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* {{morphTest|masq{{tag|n}}{{tag|na}}{{tag|pl}}|masqak}}
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* {{morphTest|masq{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|pl}}|masqak}}
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* {{morphTest|anâqs{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}}((tag|pl))|anâqsak}}
  
 
Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash».
 
Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash».
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* {{morphTest|apun{{tag|n}}{{tag|ni}}{{tag|pl}}|apunash}}
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* {{morphTest|apun{{tag|n}}{{tag|in}}{{tag|pl}}|apunash}}
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* {{morphTest|meequn{{tag|n}}{{tag|in}}{{tag|pl}}|meequnash}}
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* {{morphTest|sâpaheek{{tag|n}}{{tag|in}}{{tag|pl}}|sâpaheekash}}
  
 
==Possession==
 
==Possession==

Revision as of 00:53, 9 February 2017

Morphological Categories

The tag for a noun should be <n>. Nouns are divided into two classes based on animacy. The tag for an animate noun will be <an> and the tag for an inanimate noun will be <in>.

Basic Noun Pluralization

There are two numbers: singular and plural. Singular nouns will be tagged <sg> and plural nouns will be tagged <pl>. The plural marker for nouns differs depending whether the noun is animate or inanimate.

Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak».

  • masq<n><an><pl> ↔ masqak
  • anâqs<n><an>((tag ↔ pl))

Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash».

  • apun<n><in><pl> ↔ apunash
  • meequn<n><in><pl> ↔ meequnash
  • sâpaheek<n><in><pl> ↔ sâpaheekash

Possession

Possession is marked on the noun being possessed.