Editing Slavey language (section)

==Classification==
Like most Athabaskan languages, Slavey has a multitude of classifications. There  are five basic categories that describe the nature of an object. Some of these categories are broken up further.<ref name="Rice"/>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Class !! Description !! Locative prefix !! Active Prefix !! Examples
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| 1a || One dimensional slender, rigid and elongated objects || Ø-to || ∅-tį́,-tǫ, -tǫ́ || gun, canoe, pencil
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| 1b || One directions flexible objects, ropelike; plurals || ∅-ɫa || ∅-ɫee, -ɫa, -ɫee || thread, snowshoes, rope
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| 2a || two dimensional flexible || h-chú || h-chuh, -chú, -chu  || open blanket, open tent, paper
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| 2b || Two dimensional rigid objects || N/A || N/A || no specific lexical item
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| 3 || Solid roundish objects; chunky objects || ∅-ʔǫ || ∅-ʔáh, -ʔǫ, -ʔá || ball, rock, stove, loaf of bread
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| 4a || Small containerful || ∅-kǫ || ∅-káh, -kǫ, -kah || pot of coffee, puppies in a basket, cup of tea
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| 4b || Large containerful || h-tǫ || h-tį́h, -tǫ, tǫ́ || full gas tank, bucket of water, bag of flour
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| 5 || Animate || ∅-tí͔ || ∅-téh, -tį́, -té, h-téh, -tį || Any living thing
|}

{{interlinear|number=ex:
|tewhehchú
|water.CL
|'A clothlike object is in the water'<ref name="Rice"/>}}