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*Plural or Plurative ({{smallcaps|pl}}) '''-ʔo'''
*Plural or Plurative ({{smallcaps|pl}}) '''-ʔo'''
*:The plural or plurative form marks both a group of countable nouns and a group of mass nouns (i.e. Pens. Books. Waters. Salts)
*:The plural or plurative form marks both a group of countable nouns and a group of mass nouns (i.e. Pens. Books. Waters. Salts)
==== ''Obviative'' ====
Riagi has three levels of obviative/proximate distinctions
*Proximate
*:The most salient or proximate entity, unmarked
*Obviative ({{smallcaps|obv}}) '''-ɰe'''
*:The obviative marks a less salient entity
*Further Obviative ({{smallcaps|fobv}}) '''-ɰē'''
*:The further obviative mark is much less common, it marks an entity less salient than an obviative
==== ''Pronouns'' ====
{|  border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | First Person (1)
! colspan="2" | Dual Person (D)
! colspan="2" | Second Person (2)
! colspan="2" | Third Person (3)
|-
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
|-
| ē
| ō
| na
| nao
| sa
| sano
| rage
| rago
|-
! colspan="4" | Fourth Person (4)
! colspan="4" | Fifth Person (5)
|-
! colspan="2" | Singular
! colspan="2" | Plural
! colspan="2" | Singular
! colspan="2" | Plural
|-
| colspan="2" | nae
| colspan="2" | nae'o
| colspan="2" | re
| colspan="2" | re'o
|-
! colspan="8" | Zero Person (0)
|-
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | Plural
|-
| colspan="4" | anga
| colspan="4" | anga'o
|}
* The First person plural is exclusive
* The Dual person singular indicates both the Speaker and the Addressee
* The Dual person Plural is an inclusive version of the first person plural
* The Fourth person is an indefinite category that encompasses First and Dual persons. ''"These ones think so" (referring to themselves)''
* The Fifth person is similar to the fourth but covers Second and Third persons.
* The Zero person is a completely generic category. ''"One could say so"''


=== Verbs ===
=== Verbs ===
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;Gerund
;Gerund
:Used when employing the verb as an adjective or adverb
:Used when employing the verb as an adjective or adverb
=== ''Pronouns'' ===
{|  border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | First Person
! colspan="2" | Dual Person
! colspan="2" | Second Person
! colspan="2" | Third Person
|-
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
! style="width: 80px;" | Singular
! style="width: 80px;" | Plural
|-
| 1s
| 1p
| Ds
| Dp
| 2s
| 2p
| 3s
| 3p
|-
! colspan="4" | Fourth Person
! colspan="4" | Fifth Person
|-
! colspan="2" | Singular
! colspan="2" | Plural
! colspan="2" | Singular
! colspan="2" | Plural
|-
| colspan="2" | 4s
| colspan="2" | 4p
| colspan="2" | 5s
| colspan="2" | 5p
|-
! colspan="8" | Zero Person
|-
! colspan="4" | Singular
! colspan="4" | Plural
|-
| colspan="4" | 0s
| colspan="4" | 0p
|}
* The First person plural is exclusive
* The Dual person singular indicates both the Speaker and the Addressee
* The Dual person Plural is an inclusive version of the first person plural
* The Fourth person is an indefinite category that encompasses First and Dual persons. ''"These ones think so" (referring to themselves)''
* The Fifth person is similar to the fourth but covers Second and Third persons.
* The Zero person is a completely generic category. ''"One could say so"''


===Conjunctions===
===Conjunctions===