$$ Symbol ::= Identifier .
The central data type in Malaga is the symbol. It is used for describing syntactic or semantic properties of an allomorph, a word, or a sentence. A symbol is an identifier like `` Verb'', `` reflexive'', `` Sing_1''. The symbols `` nil'', `` yes'', `` no'', `` symbol'', `` string'', `` number'', `` list'', and `` record'' are predefined and have special meanings.