Noun Classes
The four noun classes of Archi are only evident from verbal inflection. The table below summarizes these noun classes and their associated verbal morphology.
| Class | Description | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Infix | Prefix | ||
| I | Male human | w- | -w- | b- |
| II | Female human | d- | -r- | |
| III | All insects, some animates, some inanimates |
b- | -b- | ∅- |
| IV | Abstracts, some animates, some inanimates |
∅- | -∅- | |
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