Nouns in general are words that refer to persons, places, or things. Some randomly-selected examples of English nouns include the words "Listuguj," "Mary," "woman," and "table." These words are also nouns in Mi'gmaq: "Listuguj," "Mali," "epit," and "ptauti."

In some ways, Mi'gmaq nouns resemble English nouns (for instance, you can have singular and plural versions of a noun). In other ways, they differ from English (for instance, there is a feature of nouns that we call "animacy" that English doesn't really display).

Number

For more detail, see Number singular, plural, dual. Measure words.

Animacy

For more detail, see Animacy animacy (mention that you can change animacy with ewei)

Possession

For more detail, see Possession introduce alienability

Pronouns

For more detail, see Pronouns

Demonstratives

For more detail, see Demonstratives

Obviation

For more detail, see Obviation

Diminutive

For more detail, see Diminutives

Nouns

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