an indexical strategy in which a modifier, or sometimes a predicate, is combined with a morpheme that indicates a set of contrasting semantic classes that denote a referent which may also be denoted by an accompanying referring phrase. Example: in Chrau du tong aq 'one crossbow', tong is a classifier for long objects that refers to the crossbow (aq) and combined with the modifier du 'one'. (Section 4.4.3)