Editing Slavey language (section)

===Gender===
Slavey marks gender by means of prefixation on the verb theme. There are three different genders, one of which is unmarked; the other two are marked by prefixes '''[go-]''' and '''[de-]'''. However, only certain verb themes allow gender prefixes.<ref name=Rice/>

'''[go-]''' is used for nouns which mark location in either time or space. Some examples of these areal nouns are house (kǫ́é), land (déh), river (deh), and winter (xay).<ref name="Rice" /> The gender pronoun can be a direct object, an oblique object or a possessor.<ref name="Rice" />

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|kų́é '''go'''detl’éh
|house 3SG.paints.area
|'S/he is painting the house.'}}

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|kǫ́é '''go'''cha
|house {area.in shelter}
|'in the shelter of the house'}}

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|kǫ́é '''go'''deshįtée
|house area.floor
|'floor of the house'}}

'''[de-]''' marks wood, leaves and branches. This gender is optional: some speakers use it and others do not.<ref name=Rice/>

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|tse '''dé'''la
|wood {}
|'wood is located'}}

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|ʔǫ́k’ay t’oge '''dé'''ʔo̜
|bird nest {wooden O is located}
|'A bird’s nest is located'}}

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|tse ts’e'''de'''hdlá
|wood 3SG.split.wood
|'S/he is splitting wood.'}}