[Proto-Ñyqy] Update information on noun phrases

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# - What is the basic structure of the noun word (for polysynthetic # - What is the basic structure of the noun word (for polysynthetic
# languages) and/or noun phrases (for more isolating languages)? # languages) and/or noun phrases (for more isolating languages)?
Names in Proto-Ñyqy generally refer to defined entities, such as Names in Proto-Ñyqy generally refer to defined entities, such as
objects, people, concepts, or events. They do not have any objects, people, concepts, or events. Regardless of their role during
morphological characteristics, they remain constant. However, they can locution, a noun bears no morphological information such as its
associate with each other and act as adjectives. More on that in syntactic role or its number. However, nouns can associate with each
other and act as adjectives. More on that in
§[[#Structural-Preview-World-Classes-Modifiers-Descriptive-Adjectives-pcpelau058j0]]. §[[#Structural-Preview-World-Classes-Modifiers-Descriptive-Adjectives-pcpelau058j0]].
They are the center of the noun phrase, of which they are head-first. Noun phrases in Proto-Ñyqy are head-first, meaning the noun in noun
Noun phrases can be found as agents or patients of a sentence, but phrases come relatively early although the former is built around the
they can also be found in genitive and dative constructions. former and not exclusively after it. Noun phrases are mainly found as
agents or patients of a sentence, but they can also be found in
genitive and dative constructions.
The nouns could most likely take genitive pronouns, but how they The nouns could most likely take genitive pronouns, but how they
interacted exactly is yet unsure. The interacted exactly is yet unsure. The