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+\begin{lahu-vocab}{Nouns used in the following sections}
+\item[spring washer] asdfsdf
+\end{lahu-vocab}
+Nouns make up the majority of most peoples' vocabulary. They are the `names of things'. \emph{Proper nouns} are a type of noun that identify a unique entity such as `Jehovah'. These are generally capitalised in Lahu as they are in English.
+
+\section{Number}
+To express the idea of more than one noun in Lahu extra words need to be used such as \emph{teˇ hpaˍ}, \emph{teˇ g'ui} and \emph{hui}.
+
+\begin{examples}
+\item
+\gll Nuˇ {teˇ hpaˍ}
+cow plural
+\glt cows
+\glend
+
+\item
+\gll Chaw hui
+man plural
+\glt men
+\glend
+
+\item
+\gll Yaˇ {teˇ g'uiˬ}
+child plural
+\glt children
+\glend
+\end{examples}
+
+\section{Gender}
+\label{sec:gender}
+Gender in Lahu is generally expressed using suffixes, \emph{paˍ} for male and \emph{ma} for female. This is the case for humans and many animals. Some words do not need the suffix to indicate the gender as it is already implied, for example \emph{hawˉ hkaˆ} for \emph{man} and \emph{yaˇ miˇ} for \emph{woman}.
+
+\begin{examples}
+\item
+\gll Nuˇ paˍ
+cow male
+\glt bull
+\glend
+
+\item
+\gll nuˇ ma
+cow female
+\glt cow
+\glend
+
+\item
+\gll va paˍ
+pig male
+\glt boar
+\glend
+
+\item
+\gll va ma
+pig female
+\glt sow
+\glend
+\end{examples}
+
+\section{Possession}
+\label{sec:possession}
+When something \emph{belongs} to someone then the possessive particle `ve' is used \emph{after} the pronoun (or proper noun) and \emph{before} the thing that is possessed. Do not confuse this particle with the particle used with verbs (see section~\ref{sec:verbs}). The possesive particle is more often used with pronouns (see section~\ref{sec:pronouns}) and these are used in the following examples.
+
+\begin{examples}
+\item
+	\gll {Yawˇ hui} ve hpu.
+	they (par) money
+	\glt `Their money.'
+	\glend
+\item
+	\gll Nawˇ ve li
+	you (par) book
+	\glt `your book'
+	\glend
+\end{examples}
+
+It is often omitted in such expressions as these:
+
+\begin{examples}
+\item
+\gll nuˇ hkehˇ
+cow manure
+\glt cow's manure
+\glend
+\item
+\gll g'aˆ {awˬ mvuh}
+chicken feather
+\glt chicken's feather
+\glend
+\end{examples}