hasNounClassSystem
P5217
predicate
Indicates that an entity possesses a grammatical system in which nouns are categorized into distinct classes that affect their agreement with other elements in the language.
Aliases (3)
- hasNounClasses ×4
- haveNounClassSystem ×1
- usesNounClassSystem ×1
Sample triples (16)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Bube language | true → |
| Burushaski | four noun classes ("hasNounClasses") → |
| Chichewa | yes → |
| Fulfulde | true → |
| Georgian language | no noun classes ("hasNounClasses") → |
| Hausa | no productive noun class system ("hasNounClasses") → |
| Kinyarwanda | true → |
| Kirundi | true → |
| Lingala | true → |
| Luganda | over 10 grammatical noun classes ("hasNounClasses") → |
| Makhuwa | yes → |
| Nguni languages | true ("haveNounClassSystem") → |
| Northern Sotho | true ("usesNounClassSystem") → |
| Setswana | yes → |
| Southern Ndebele | Bantu noun classes → |
| Swahili language | true → |