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== Nominal morphology ==

It has been interpreted by some that Hngatil is a language that lacks nouns in the truest sense - a vast majority of nouns are derived from verbs plus a nominalizing suffix, with only the most common nouns lacking this marking. In most Hngatil grammars, these two classes of nouns are split into two different parts of speech; nouns derived from verbs are called ''verbal nouns'' and nouns that are not are called ''simple'' ''nouns''.

It has been interpreted by some that Hngatil is a language that lacks most nouns in the truest sense - a vast majority of nouns are derived from verbs plus a nominalizing suffix, with only the most common nouns lacking this marking. In most Hngatil grammars, these two classes of nouns are split into two different parts of speech; nouns derived from verbs are called ''verbal nouns'' and nouns that are not are called ''simple'' ''nouns''.

One aspect of noun morphology supporting ~~this~~ analysis is that there is different morphology depending on if a given nominal is a verbal noun or a simple noun, though in general nominal morphology is relatively lackluster in comparison to verbal morphology. In addition, pronouns are reportedly nonexistant, with the idea being conveyed by a verb meaning something like "to be me, to be you", etc.

One aspect of noun morphology supporting the analysis of two nominal parts of speech is that there is different morphology depending on if a given nominal is a verbal noun or a simple noun, though in general nominal morphology is relatively lackluster in comparison to verbal morphology. In addition, pronouns are reportedly nonexistant, with the idea being conveyed by a verb meaning something like "to be me, to be you", etc.

=== Simple noun morphology ===

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 == Nominal morphology ==
-It has been interpreted by some that Hngatil is a language that lacks nouns in the truest sense - a vast majority of nouns are derived from verbs plus a nominalizing suffix, with only the most common nouns lacking this marking. In most Hngatil grammars, these two classes of nouns are split into two different parts of speech; nouns derived from verbs are called ''verbal nouns'' and nouns that are not are called ''simple'' ''nouns''.
+It has been interpreted by some that Hngatil is a language that lacks most nouns in the truest sense - a vast majority of nouns are derived from verbs plus a nominalizing suffix, with only the most common nouns lacking this marking. In most Hngatil grammars, these two classes of nouns are split into two different parts of speech; nouns derived from verbs are called ''verbal nouns'' and nouns that are not are called ''simple'' ''nouns''.
-One aspect of noun morphology supporting this analysis is that there is different morphology depending on if a given nominal is a verbal noun or a simple noun, though in general nominal morphology is relatively lackluster in comparison to verbal morphology. In addition, pronouns are reportedly nonexistant, with the idea being conveyed by a verb meaning something like "to be me, to be you", etc.
+One aspect of noun morphology supporting the analysis of two nominal parts of speech is that there is different morphology depending on if a given nominal is a verbal noun or a simple noun, though in general nominal morphology is relatively lackluster in comparison to verbal morphology. In addition, pronouns are reportedly nonexistant, with the idea being conveyed by a verb meaning something like "to be me, to be you", etc.
 === Simple noun morphology ===