Shan noun-categorization system #
[Aik00] (typological schema); [Mor21] (Shan empirical anchor)
Classifier-system metadata for Shan (ISO shn). The lexical classifier
inventory lives in Fragments/Shan/Classifiers.lean; this file
aggregates that inventory into a System summary.
Per-language claims (consensus, see [Mor21], [LMR22]): free-morpheme classifiers derived from nominal elements (e.g. tǒ = 'body'); uniform classifier requirement on numerals; scope extending beyond numerals to quantifiers, demonstratives, and relative clauses.
Shan numeral classifier system: free morphemes appearing with numerals and broader DP scope.
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