noun class
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
a grammatical category of nouns, especially in Bantu languages
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- Many African languages feature intricate systems of noun classes.
- Understanding noun classes is crucial for learning Bantu languages.
- Each noun class has a specific set of concord prefixes.
- The grammatical agreement in a sentence often depends on the noun class.
- Swahili is well-known for its comprehensive noun class system.
- Children learning these languages acquire noun classes intuitively.
- Linguists extensively study the typology of noun class systems.
- Some languages have lost their noun class distinctions over time.
- The concept of a noun class can be challenging for non-native speakers.
- A noun class typically groups nouns based on semantic or morphological criteria.