Noun Paradigm Table

Basic paradigms for Animate nouns
Basic paradigms for Inanimate nouns

A paradigm table is a useful device to make an inventory of the forms a noun can take, using the most common categories we have identified. In the left column of the paradigm table, we will give information about the categories of gender, number, obviation, locative, diminutive and possessive. The notation, 3, is used for animate nouns. The notation, 0, is used for inanimate nouns. The quote ‘ is used for marking obviation. The table below lists the notations used in the following paradigm tables and their meanings.

Notation	Meaning
3	animate proximate singular
3p	animate proximate plural
3′	animate obviative singular
3′p	animate obviative plural
0	inanimate proximate singular
0p	inanimate proximate plural
0′	inanimate obviative singular
0′p	inanimate obviative plural
LOC	locative
DIM	diminutive
POSS	possessive