Animate nouns refer to people, spirits, deities, and certain celestial phenomena. Animate nouns come in singular and plural (more than one). The animate plural suffix is -na, though some plurals are irregular.
mother’s mother, grandmother. Plural: adena.
mother’s mother’s brother, great uncle. Plural: besadena. Derived from bese ‘uncle’.
mother’s brother, uncle. Plural: besena.
a man, a marriageable man. Plural: cumona.
spirit. Plural: edena.
person, adult person. Plural: enna.
elder, older person. PL: genna.
child, a generic noun for pre-adult people. Plural: isena or inna.
boy, young man, son. Plural: kodona.
female child, daughter. Plural: lakena.
a single star. Plural: lunna.
companion, neighbor, peer. Plural: lugona.
stars. Singular: lodan.
an unmarried woman, a young woman, a marriageable woman. Plural: madana.
a moon. Plural: modona.
an animate being, used as a generic noun for all animates.