In the data a few non-masculine nouns occur with the masculine gender suffix -l or -a:l. Probably these nouns may be denoting males.
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bo:ka:-l |
‘goat’ |
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gada:-l |
‘ass’ |
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pu:sa:-l |
‘cat’ |
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gid-a:l |
‘eagle’ |
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mu:nj-a:l |
‘monkey’ |
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mirg-a:l |
‘antelope’ |
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ko:ly-a:l |
‘fox’ |
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aj-a:l |
‘bear’ |
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gugw-a:l |
‘owl’ |
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/-o:/ occurs with the following nouns ending in a consonant.
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amt-o: |
‘brother-in-law’ |
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ba:-o: |
‘sister’s husband’ |
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tay-o: |
‘sister’s husband’ |
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koyt-o: |
‘a Gond, bachelor’ |
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moyt-o: |
‘old man’ |
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lay-o: |
‘young man’ |
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ta:d-o: |
‘grand-father’ |
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ka:k-o: |
‘mother’s brother’ |
/e:/ occurs with the following nouns. |
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ha:-e: |
‘daughter’s husband’ |
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sann-e: |
‘son-in-law’ |
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tapp-e: |
‘father’ |
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ma:n-e: |
‘man’ |
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wa:-e: |
‘blacksmith’ |
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