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! Coding of Nominal Plurality
! Coding of Nominal Plurality
| 33A || {{Yes|Plural suffix<br>Plural stem change}}
| 33A || {{Yes|Plural suffix<br>Plural stem change}} <br>e.g. ''lût'' "whale", ''lúvāt'' "whales"
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! Occurrence of Nominal Plurality
! Occurrence of Nominal Plurality
| 34A || {{Yes|Plural in all nouns, always obligatory}}
| 34A || {{Yes|Plural in all nouns, always obligatory}}<br>e.g. ''liviatan'' "whale", ''liviatanān'' "whales"
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! Plurality in Independent Personal Pronouns
! Plurality in Independent Personal Pronouns
| 35A || {{Yes|Person stem with a nominal plural affix}}<br>e.g. ''nu'' "I", ''nuan'' "I-<small>PLU</small>"
| 35A || {{Yes|Person stem with a nominal plural affix}}<br>e.g. ''nu'' "I", ''nuān'' "we"
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! The Associative Plural
! The Associative Plural
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! Indefinite Articles
! Indefinite Articles
| 38A || {{Yes|Indefinite word distinct from numeral for 'one'}}<br>e.g. ''liviatan aru'' ~ ''liviatana'' "a whale"
| 38A || {{Yes|Indefinite word distinct from numeral for 'one'}}<br>e.g. ''liviatan aru'', ''liviatan ikihu'' "one whale"
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! Inclusive/Exclusive Distinction in Independent Pronouns
! Inclusive/Exclusive Distinction in Independent Pronouns
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! Distance Contrasts in Demonstratives
! Distance Contrasts in Demonstratives
| 41A || {{Yes|Five (or more)-way contrast}}<br>e.g. ''kiru'' "this (next)", ''kīru'' "this (near)", ''kāru'' "this/that (in between)", ''kūru'' "that (away)", ''kuru'' "that (far away)"
| 41A || {{Yes|Five (or more)-way contrast}}<br>e.g. ''iku'' "this (next)", ''īku'' "this (near)", ''āku'' "this/that (in between)", ''ūku'' "that (away)", ''uku'' "that (far away)"
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! Pronominal and Adnominal Demonstratives
! Pronominal and Adnominal Demonstratives
| 42A || {{Yes|Different inflectional features}}<br>e.g. ''liviatan kiru'' "this whale", ''akiru'' "this"
| 42A || {{Yes|Different inflectional features}}<br>e.g. ''liviatan iku'' "this whale", ''aiku'' "this"
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! Third Person Pronouns and Demonstratives
! Third Person Pronouns and Demonstratives
| 43A || {{No|Third person pronouns and demonstratives are unrelated to demonstratives}}<br>e.g. ''asu'' "he", ''kiru'' "this"
| 43A || {{No|Third person pronouns and demonstratives are unrelated to demonstratives}}<br>e.g. ''asu'' "he", ''aiku'' "this"
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! Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns
! Gender Distinctions in Independent Personal Pronouns