What is an inanimate class?

Definition
	An inanimate class is a category of nouns that do not have human or animal referents.

Discussion
	In some languages, the inanimate class is a grammaticalized noun class.

Generic
	An inanimate class is a kind of
	What is a noun class?

Concept module: inanimate class
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