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The Classical Netagin noun system is typical of Talman languages.
The Classical Netagin noun system is typical of Talman languages.


Animate masculine nouns have an unmarked singulative and ''-â'' in the collective while inanimate and mass nouns have ''-â'' in the singulative and an unmarked collective. Feminine nouns always have ''-ö'' in the singular and ''-öb'' in the plural.
Nouns are traditionally divided into two genders (masculine, feminine), but a four-gender analysis ({masculine, feminine} x {animate, inanimate}) is more common in modern linguistics. Animate nouns have an unmarked singulative and ''-â'' in the collective while inanimate and mass nouns have ''-â'' in the singulative and an unmarked collective.


There is also a construct state, which is often marked with stem changes.
There is also a construct state, which is often marked with stem changes.
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