Revision 7977 of "o" on tnwiktionarySubject 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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<td align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:medium;">Class</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:medium;">Prefix</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:medium;">Subject <br>
concord</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:medium;">Example</span></b></td>
<td align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:medium;">Translation<br>
of example</span></b></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">1</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">mo-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[o]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>mo</b>sadi</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">woman</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">2</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">ba-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[ba]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>ba</b>sadi</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">women</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">1a</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[o]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">ntate</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">father</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">2a</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">ba-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[ba]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>bo</b>ntate</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">fathers</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">3</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">mo-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[o]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>mo</b>se</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">dress</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">4</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">me-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[e]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>me</b>se</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">dresses</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">5</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">le-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[le]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>le</b>leme</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">tongue</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">6</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">ma-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[a]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>ma</b>leme</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">tongues</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">7</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">se-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[se]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>se</b>fate</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">tree</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">8</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">di-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[di]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>di</b>fate</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">trees</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">9</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[e]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">ntja</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">dog</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">10</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">di-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[di]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>di</b>ntja</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">dogs</span></td>
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<td align="center" colspan="5"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">Classes 11, 12 and 13 are mainly used in languages such as isiZulu and isiXhosa</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">14</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">bo-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[bo]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>bo</b></span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">bread</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">15</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">go-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[go]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>go</b> tsamaja</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">to walk</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">16</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[go]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">fatshe</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">down</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">17</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">go-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[go]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>go</b>dimo</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">up</span></td>
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<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">18</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">mo-</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">[[o]]</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;"><b>mo</b>se</span></td>
<td align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial; font-size:small;">abroad</span></td>
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