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=== Verbal noun morphology ===
=== Verbal noun morphology ===
Verbal nouns work remarkably different than simple nouns.. Verbal nouns are composed of a combined noun class and nominalizing suffix. Verbal nouns take no marking for case, unlike simple nouns.  
Verbal nouns work remarkably different than simple nouns. Verbal nouns are composed of a combined noun class and nominalizing suffix. Verbal nouns take no marking for case, unlike simple nouns.  


There are [xyz] noun classes that verbal nouns mark for. These are the suffixes:
There are 18 noun classes that verbal nouns mark for. These are the suffixes:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cobmined noun class and nominalizing suffix
|+Cobmined noun class and nominalizing suffix