Inanimate Gender (Q15128)
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a term
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Inanimate Gender |
a term |
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A grammatical gender property such that membership in the inanimate grammatical class is largely based on meaning, in that non-living things, such as objects of manufacture and natural 'non-living' things are included in it. For example, one of the two grammatical genders, or noun classes, of Nishnaabemwin, the other being animate [Valentine 2001, 114].
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