Difference between revisions of "Wôpanâak/Grammar"
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Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak». | Animate plural nouns take the suffix «ak». | ||
* {{morphTest|masq{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|pl}}|masqak}} | * {{morphTest|masq{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|pl}}|masqak}} | ||
| − | * {{morphTest|anâqs{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}} | + | * {{morphTest|anâqs{{tag|n}}{{tag|an}}{{tag|pl}}|anâqsak}} |
Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash». | Inanimate plural nouns take the suffix «ash». | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 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><pl> ↔ anâqsak
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.
