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2. Plural and se
The plural is rarely marked with an ending -m on some syllables and in the relational article se, occuring as a simple ''e. Se'' is used, when the following word refers to an 'plural entity'.

4. Verbs
9 verbs x 6 "moods"

5. Verb clarifying particles
The following particles are ``add-ons`` to augment the mood/aspect of the verb. They are following the verb.

6. Negation
Add yo or lai to negate. Yo and lai are sometimescontracted when added to another vcp. The combination of e and lai is contracted to el. The tai yo often indicates lack/absence of sth. and is used more or less idiomatic.

9.3. ... of Animals
10. Condition / characteristics of living creatures

11. Activity

12. Animals / nature

12.1. Animals

Pronoun Table
§1 Only in Reverential are gender distinctions common in the third person. (XLO, 24)

§2 Speak about a group of mixed-gender individuals in the third person Reverential, it is the Xi’an custom to use suen or to go to the effort to say suen uth sua’yu (“female they and male they”) - written short form: suesua - or suen uth ua’yu ("female they and he") if only one male is in the group. (XLO, 24)

§ 3 If there is only one female in the group it is still the custom to put her first in the order, hence, uen uth sua’yu (XLO, 24)

§4 (Dead) Things --> ku/kum or lua/luam; (Primitive) Life --> thlan (XLO, 24)

§5 se is used when the following word represents the idea of an entity that is inherently plural (i.e. tyauo’a se Hyū’mân - “a Human language or languages”) (XLO, 23)