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Subject concord
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In Tswana nouns are divided into various noun classes. The noun class
determines the subject concord for instance - this is very important in the construction
of sentences.
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    <tr>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Class</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Prefix</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Subject&nbsp;<br>
        concord</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Example</font></b></td>
      <td align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Translation<br>
        of example</font></b></td>
    </tr>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">1</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">mo-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[o]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>mo</b>sadi</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">woman</font></td>
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    <tr>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">ba-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[ba]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>ba</b>sadi</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">women</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">1a</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[o]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">ntate</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">father</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">2a</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">ba-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[ba]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>bo</b>ntate</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">fathers</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">3</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">mo-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[o]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>mo</b>se</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">dress</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">4</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">me-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[e]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>me</b>se</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">dresses</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">5</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">le-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[le]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>le</b>leme</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">tongue</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">6</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">ma-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[a]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>ma</b>leme</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">tongues</font></td>
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    <tr>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">7</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">se-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[se]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>se</b>fate</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">tree</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">8</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">di-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[di]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>di</b>fate</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">trees</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">9</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[e]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">ntja</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">dog</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">10</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">di-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[di]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>di</b>ntja</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">dogs</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td align="center" colspan="5"><font size="2" face="Arial">Classes 11, 12
        and 13 are mainly used in languages such as isiZulu and isiXhosa</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">14</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">bo-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[bo]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>bo</b></font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">bread</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">15</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">go-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[go]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>go</b> tsamaja</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">to walk</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">16</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[go]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">fatshe</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">down</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">17</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">go-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[go]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>go</b>dimo</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">up</font></td>
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      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">18</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">mo-</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[o]]</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>mo</b>se</font></td>
      <td align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">abroad</font></td>
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