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For the definite article, the appropriate classifier is used, except for inalienably possessed nouns; the number is marked on the classifier.
For the definite article, the appropriate classifier is used, except for inalienably possessed nouns; the number is marked on the classifier.


Mass nouns and certain nouns for blood relatives have no singulative form, e.g. ''mam'' '(specific person's) mother' and ''tad'' '(specific person's) father'.
Mass nouns and certain nouns for blood relatives have no singulative form, e.g. ''tz{{2}}af'' 'water', ''mam'' '(specific person's) mother' and ''tad'' '(specific person's) father'.
==== List of classifiers ====
==== List of classifiers ====
* sg. ''dyn'', pl. ''bôl'': people
* sg. ''dyn'', pl. ''bôl'': people