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Note the following distinction: | Note the following distinction: | ||
* Classes V through IX apply when the expression has a certain grammatical form. | * Classes V through IX apply when the expression has a certain grammatical form. | ||
* Classes 0 through IV apply depending on the '''verb animacy class | * Classes 0 through IV apply depending on the "main" '''verb animacy class''' of a determiner phrase. | ||
=== Verb animacy classes === | === Verb animacy classes === | ||
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* If the verb describe an abstract concept or idea, it's in '''class III''' ({{t|hóq}}). | * If the verb describe an abstract concept or idea, it's in '''class III''' ({{t|hóq}}). | ||
** Examples: {{t|noı, daq, dao, sıo, muı, zu…}} | ** Examples: {{t|noı, daq, dao, sıo, muı, zu…}} | ||
* Other verbs are '''class | * Other verbs are in '''class IV''' ({{t|tá}}). | ||
** Examples: {{t|doq, nuı, juı, lıo, muo, raq, daı, de…}} | ** Examples: {{t|doq, nuı, juı, lıo, muo, raq, daı, de…}} | ||
(TODO: what is the animacy class of verbs that imply action or thought of the subject? I think they're class I also, but I'm not sure. {{t|koı, moı, tao, fıeq, jaı…}}?) | (TODO: what is the animacy class of verbs that imply action or thought of the subject? I think they're class I also, but I'm not sure. {{t|koı, moı, tao, fıeq, jaı…}}?) | ||
=== Which is the "main" class? === | |||
How do we determine the animacy class of a DP like {{t|sa dẻ pỏq}} — a [[serial]] of a class-IV and a class-I word? | |||
An [https://discord.com/channels/311223912044167168/889589074011230230/926472970518548490 unofficially proposed rule] seems to boil down to: "use the first non-class-IV word's class, if possible; otherwise use class IV". | |||