Editing Classic Maya language (section)

=== Nouns ===
Unlike verbs and positionals, most nouns do not require [[morphological derivation]]. For these words, the morpheme used to derive non-possessed forms is the suffix -''Vl'', although the vowel for these can vary from word to word, and some words take a suffix -''is'' or -''aas''. Examples: ''u-ch’ahb’'' 'his penance' > ''ch’ahb’-il'' 'penance', ''y-ohl'' 'his heart from him' > ''ohl-is'' 'heart'. On the other hand, other nouns are generally not possessed and require derivation when possessed, usually with the abstract suffix -V (V) l. This is written with the syllabic sign -''li'', but it can have two allomorphs that are mostly phonologically conditioned, -''il'' for CVC roots and -''aal'' for non-CVC roots. The exceptions to this appear to be lexically determined. Example: ''lakam-tuun'' 'wake' > u ''lakam-tuun-il'' 'his wake'.