Nouns as a closed class
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Nouns are a closed class in
Proto-Abyssal. Their culture ascribes power to naming things, so they want to name things that they think have power [or that should have power], and leave un-named things that they find questionable, detestable, disgusting, or unworthy, among other reasons. Naming things carries a lot of baggage in Proto-Abyssal society - one can't just give something a name without first discussing and debating it with the rest of the clan. Going against the rules was a serious offense. Anything not on this list can be referred to by building from the closed class of nouns + derivational suffixes and/or verbs + the classification system, creating collocations and idiomatic phrases for describing things.
ruhshṵngmu: person; mother;
: sentient being
eescṵxh: tool
hscḛrxḛ: water
tceʃjxḛ: animal
ʃjḛh̽sex : deity
h̊ujuhu: organ, body part; piece of something
: food
: metal
hur: air; breath
: soul; consciousness; self
hetetuh̽werʃeϙyƆ: sun; moon
xhuxhurungmḛ: rock; something hard
: community; tribe; family; group
ngmyoq: blood
: time
: path; method
∫a̰h̊wa̰: something which can hold other things; a box
: indoor space; sanctuary; home; safety
: something soft and amorphous; cloud
: plant; vegetable
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