NounType: nominal type
In Kʼicheʼ, this feature applies to nouns.
Clf: classifier
There are a set of classifiers in Kʼicheʼ used for animates. There are four classifiers:
- ali: baby girl or young woman
- ala: baby boy or young man
- nan: old/respected woman
- tat: old/respected man
Examples
- [quc] Tajin kutij tzam ri a Kuʼ. “Domingo está tomando aguardiente.”
Relat: relational
Relational nouns are used to encode obliques. These are similar to words such as “top” in English or “lado” in Spanish, but also extend to words such as “with” or “all”.
Examples
- [quc] Kinchʼaw rukʼ le nunan pa le chʼawebʼal. “Hablo con mi mamá por teléfono.”
NounType in other languages: [azz] [ga] [koi] [kpv] [mdf] [myv] [nci] [nhi] [quc] [sq] [u]