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Although it is more likely that words such as hale and inoa might be o-class possessives, the choice of using o-class or a-class possessives has more to do with the relationship between the owner and the thing being owned. If, for example, we are describing a house that was built by someone, it would be a-class. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Novelwhoomun|Novelwhoomun]] ([[User talk:Novelwhoomun|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Novelwhoomun|contribs]]) 12:52, 4 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Although it is more likely that words such as hale and inoa might be o-class possessives, the choice of using o-class or a-class possessives has more to do with the relationship between the owner and the thing being owned. If, for example, we are describing a house that was built by someone, it would be a-class. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Novelwhoomun|Novelwhoomun]] ([[User talk:Novelwhoomun|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Novelwhoomun|contribs]]) 12:52, 4 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Dual and Plural in pronoun table ==

Instead of making boxes for a clumped plural group and specifying (2) or (3+), the table should be expanded to recognize singular, dual and plural numbers seperately.

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Although it is more likely that words such as hale and inoa might be o-class possessives, the choice of using o-class or a-class possessives has more to do with the relationship between the owner and the thing being owned. If, for example, we are describing a house that was built by someone, it would be a-class. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Novelwhoomun (talkcontribs) 12:52, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dual and Plural in pronoun table

Instead of making boxes for a clumped plural group and specifying (2) or (3+), the table should be expanded to recognize singular, dual and plural numbers seperately.