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Lecarme, Jacqueline (2002). Gender "Polarity": Theoretical Aspects of Somali Nominal Morphology.

URL: http://www.llf.cnrs.fr/fr/Lecarme/genre.pdf

(Last accessed 2005-02-15).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 218&langcode=som (2021-06-26).

Example #1:

    b. ala: u     bana:tu
    three(m) daughters
    `three daughters'

Example #2:

    d. ala: u       mudunin [sg. madi:natun (f)]
    three(m) cities(m)
    `three cities'

Example #3:

    (6)    a. dibí-dii       wáy        tagtay / wáy          tegeen
    bulls-detF Foc.3FS left.fs / Foc.3P             left.pl
    `The bulls (it/she or they) left.'

Example #4:

    b. dúmar-kii     wáy        tageen / *wúu            tagay
    women-detM Foc.3P left.pl / Foc.3MS               left.ms
    `The women (they) left.'

Example #5:

    c. carruúr-tani              xag-gée                 bay            ká   timid?
    children-detF+dem[+nom] where-detM+Q              Foc.3FS        from come.fs
    `Where do these children come from?'

Example #6:

    (29) a. árday-ga       wanaagsan / árday-gii           wanaagsanaa
    student-detM good        / student-detM[+past] good[+past]
    `the good student'

Example #7:

    b. ardayád-da      wanaagsan / ardayád-dii           wanaagsanayd
    student.f-detF good       / student.f-detF[+past] good[+past].f
    `the good(f) student(f)'

Example #8:

    c. ardáy-da       wanwanaagsan / ardáy-dii           wanwanaagsanaa
    students-detF pl.good      / students-detF[+past] pl.good[+past]
    `the good students'

Example #9:

    (30) a. árday-gii      wúu       yimid
    student-detM Foc.3MS m.came
    `The student (he) came.'

Example #10:

    b. ardayád-dii     wáy        timid
    student.f-detF Foc.3FS f.came
    `The student (f) (she) came.'

Example #11:

    c. ardáy-dii       wáy     yimaadeen
    students-detF Foc.3P came.3p
    `The students (they) came.'

Example #12:

    (31) a. (ardáy-du)            wáy       joogaan
    students-detF[+nom] Foc.3P are-present.3p
    `The students are present / they are present.'

Example #13:

    b. ardáy-da              baa   joogta
    students-detF[+acc] Foc.pro is-present.fs
    `The students are present.'

Example #14:

    c. ardaydée         baa      joogta?
    students-detF+Q Foc.pro is-present.fs
    `Which students are present?'

Example #15:

    (32) a. wax-aa          jooga       ardáyda
    expl-Foc.pro is-present.ms students-detF
    `The students are present.'

Example #16:

    b. wax-aa          akhriyay búug-gan  ardáy-dii
    expl-Foc.pro read-ms book-detM+dem students-detF[+acc]
    `The students read this book.'