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.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
hasNounClassSystem canonical 56
hasNounClasses 20
hasNounClass 4

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasNounClassSystem
Generated description
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.

Sample triples (91)

Subject Object
Kwanyama yes
Venda language over 10 noun classes via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Hehe yes
Sukuma multiple grammatical noun classes via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
XiRonga yes
Yanešaʼ possessed vs non-possessed nouns via predicate surface "hasNounClassification"
Dyirbal language 4 via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Dyirbal language Bayi class via predicate surface "hasNounClass"
Dyirbal language Balan class via predicate surface "hasNounClass"
Dyirbal language Balam class via predicate surface "hasNounClass"
Dyirbal language Bala class via predicate surface "hasNounClass"
Yaka true
Kinyamwezi yes
Giha yes
Gadaba (Kondekor) language no via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Southern Sukuma true
Nyaneka language true
Luvale language yes
Kofyar language rich
Plateau languages of Nigeria reduced compared to other Benue–Congo via predicate surface "haveNounClassSystem"
Chiga yes via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Ekegusii singular-plural pairings via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Löyöp language possessive classifiers via predicate surface "hasNounClassification"
Teke-Kukuya language yes
Luyi true
Shinasha no
Lukonzo yes
Enga language false via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Mpongwe multiple grammatical noun classes via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Dagbanli reduced compared to many Niger–Congo languages
Kiembu yes
Nsenga language true
Olusoga Bantu-style noun classes
Soga Bantu-type noun classes
Lugwere yes
Jita language yes via predicate surface "hasNounClasses"
Jita language Bantu-type noun class system
Senari true
Phuie language yes
Degema language true
Beti-Fang yes