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=== Nouns ===

=== Nouns and pronouns ===

Nouns fall into five classes which are unmarked directly on the noun but trigger agreement in verbs and some particles.

Pronouns do not exist independently (except see [[Soc'ul'#Possession|Possession]]; person and class of dropped nouns are instead only shown through verb agreement.

Nouns are marked for number, case, and possession by particles before the noun as follows.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ ~~Verb agreement prefixes~~

|+ Noun particles

|-

! !! {{gcl|ACC}}/{{gcl|ERG}} !! {{gcl|POSS|alienable possessive}}/{{gcl|DAT}} !! {{gcl|INDEF}}/{{gcl|PL}} !! {{gcl|INAL}}/{{gcl|LOC}}/{{gcl|ADJZ|adjectivizer}}

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*Other particle groups above are optional in non-formal speech when verb agreement marking gives sufficient context.

Plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category ~~in Soc'ul'~~, and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl.

Plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category, and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl.

====Possession====

Possessive particles (alienable or inalienable) can also serve as possessive pronouns when verb agreement marking does not give sufficient context.

Inalienable possession is generally restricted to family members, body parts, inherent or permanent qualities (for example ''tumiad'' "sanctity"), and internal processes (for example ''c'uád'' "thought"). Words in the latter two categories are more flexible in which type of possession they take, varying by speaker and region.

===Verbs===

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-=== Nouns ===
+=== Nouns and pronouns ===
+Nouns fall into five classes which are unmarked directly on the noun but trigger agreement in verbs and some particles.
+Pronouns do not exist independently (except see [[Soc'ul'#Possession|Possession]]; person and class of dropped nouns are instead only shown through verb agreement.
 Nouns are marked for number, case, and possession by particles before the noun as follows.
 {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
-|+ Verb agreement prefixes
+|+ Noun particles
 |-
 ! !! {{gcl|ACC}}/{{gcl|ERG}} !! {{gcl|POSS|alienable possessive}}/{{gcl|DAT}} !! {{gcl|INDEF}}/{{gcl|PL}} !! {{gcl|INAL}}/{{gcl|LOC}}/{{gcl|ADJZ|adjectivizer}}
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 *Other particle groups above are optional in non-formal speech when verb agreement marking gives sufficient context.
-Plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category in Soc'ul', and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl.
+Plurality and indefiniteness are treated as one category, and many nouns mark plurality or indefiniteness with suppletion. This suppletion is most often from fossilized final-syllable reduplication in Wascotl.
+====Possession====
+Possessive particles (alienable or inalienable) can also serve as possessive pronouns when verb agreement marking does not give sufficient context.
+Inalienable possession is generally restricted to family members, body parts, inherent or permanent qualities (for example ''tumiad'' "sanctity"), and internal processes (for example ''c'uád'' "thought"). Words in the latter two categories are more flexible in which type of possession they take, varying by speaker and region.
 ===Verbs===