Difference between revisions of "Wôpanâak/Grammar"
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==Basic Noun Pluralization== | ==Basic Noun Pluralization== | ||
| − | The plural marker for nouns differs depending whether the noun is animate or inanimate. | + | There are two numbers: singular and plural. Singular nouns will be tagged {{tag|sg}} and plural nouns will be tagged {{tag|pl}}. The plural marker for nouns differs depending whether the noun is animate or inanimate. |
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| + | Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak». | ||
| + | {{morphTest|masq{{tag|n}}{{tag|na}}{{tag|pl}}|masqak}} | ||
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| + | Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash». | ||
| + | {{morphTest|apun{{tag|n}}{{tag|ni}}{{tag|pl}}|apunash}} | ||
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| + | ==Possession== | ||
| + | Possession is marked on the noun being possessed. | ||
[[Category:Wôpanâak]][[Category:Grammar_documentation]] | [[Category:Wôpanâak]][[Category:Grammar_documentation]] | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 7 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 <na> and the tag for an inanimate noun will be <ni>.
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><na><pl> ↔ masqak
Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash». apun<n><ni><pl> ↔ apunash
Possession
Possession is marked on the noun being possessed.
