inanimate class

Japanese: inanimate class(英語表記)inanimateclass
inanimate class

...The expression of grammatical relations through vowel alternation or word order seen in inflected words is not permitted. Grammatically, there is an opposition between the animate class (a class including humans and gods) and the inanimate class (a class including animals, inanimate objects, and abstract concepts). For example, the dative case is permitted only for the animate class, not for the inanimate class, and plural constructions are permitted only for the animate class. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "inanimate class" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…屈折語に見られる母音交替とか語順による文法関係の表示は認められない。文法的には有生クラスanimate class(人間,神を含むクラス)と無生クラスinanimate class(動物,無生物,抽象概念を含むクラス)の対立が存在する。例えば与格dativeは有生クラスにのみ許され,無生クラスには認められないし,複数構成も有生クラスにのみ許される。…

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