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=== Verb animacy classes === | === Verb animacy classes === | ||
[[File:AnimacyPoster.png|thumb|A poster outlining the main verb animacy classes.]] | |||
Every Toaq verb belongs to some verb animacy class: | Every Toaq verb belongs to some verb animacy class: | ||
* If the verb is {{t|raı}}, it's in '''class 0''' (the class containing only {{t|raı}}). | * If the verb is {{t|raı}}, it's in '''class 0''' (the class containing only {{t|raı}}). | ||
* If the verb necessarily implies animacy of its subject, it's in '''class I''' ({{t|hó}}). | * If the verb necessarily implies animacy/sentience of its subject, it's in '''class I''' ({{t|hó}}). | ||
*: ''Examples:'' {{t|poq, naq, kato, che, be, deo, | *: ''Examples:'' {{t|poq, naq, kato, che, be, deo, mıe, koı, moı, tao, fıeq, jaı…}} | ||
* If the verb describes some other tangible object, it's in '''class II''' ({{t|máq}}). | * If the verb describes some other tangible object, it's in '''class II''' ({{t|máq}}). | ||
*: ''Examples:'' {{t|cea, kıoq, haq, toq, nao, hoe…}} | *: ''Examples:'' {{t|cea, kıoq, haq, toq, nao, hoe…}} | ||
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* Other verbs are in '''class IV''' ({{t|tá}}). | * 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…}} | ||
=== Which is the "main" class? === | === Which is the "main" class? === | ||