| 3.1.2.2. Interrogative Pronouns |
| {ev-} |
 ev-, e-, em-, ä:- |
3.1.2.2.1. ev- occurs before the gender - number markers -an (3.6.1.1.), -a (3.6.2.1.) and -ar (3.5.2.1.2.) |
| ev-an (5.22) |
> |
evä |
‘which man’ |
| ev-a (5.23) |
> |
eva |
‘which woman’ |
| ev-ar (5.19) |
> |
evaru |
‘which people’ |
| 3.1.2.2.2. e- occurs before the neuter singular -d (3.6.3.1.) and the neuter plural -vei (3.6.4.1.) |
| e-d (5.19) |
> |
edu |
‘which’ (Sg.) |
| e-vei |
> |
evei |
‘which’ (Pl.) |
| 3.1.2.2.3. em-occurs before the masculine singular suffix -ma (3.6.1.3.) |
| em-ma |
> |
emma |
‘which boy’ |
| 3.1.2.2.4.ä: - occurs before the human plural marker -r (3.5.2.1.3.) |
| ä:-r (5.19) |
> |
ä:ru |
‘who’ |
| 3.1.2.3. Universal Pronoun |
| Universal pronoun consists of three morphemes namely interrogative pronounä:r- or ed-, gender-number suffix and the clitic -anam |
| ä:-r-anam (5.19) |
> |
ä:ranamu |
‘anybody’ |
| e-d-anam (5.19) |
> |
edanamu |
‘anything’ |
| 3.2. Substantives |
| Substantives are further divided into two groups namely i) Simple Nouns which are inherent and do not take gender and number suffixes in the singular and ii) Derived Nouns which are non inherent stems and can take gender and number suffixes. |
| i) Simple or the Inherent Nouns are further classified into Human Nouns and Nonhuman Nouns. Among Human Nouns, both Personal and the Nonpersonal nouns are included and the Nonhuman Nouns include Place Nouns and Nonplace Nouns. |
| ii) Derived or the Noninherent Noun stems of Urali are further classified into nine types on the basis of the gender and number suffixes they take. |
| 3.2.1. Simple Nouns (Inherent nouns) |
| 3.2.1.1. Human Nouns |
| The two subdivisions among the human nouns are Personal Nouns and Nonpersonal Nouns. |
