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==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
Nouns in '''Eḥeiθymme''' are not inflected for grammatical gender, number, or case. | Nouns in '''Eḥeiθymme''' are not inflected for grammatical gender, number, or case. Neither the noun nor the adjective differentiate gender, in contrast to the obligatorily marked gender of the pronouns. An exception to this is when the noun is explicitly gendered, to reflect specifically gendered subjects. This distinction is wholly semantic. Number and case are entirely encoded in the definite article. Nouns are inflected for state. | ||
* The structure of a '''Basic Noun''' is: '''-1v23-''', where '''-v-''' may be any vowel, but is usually '''-a-''' or '''-u-'''. | * The structure of a '''Basic Noun''' is: '''-1v23-''', where '''-v-''' may be any vowel, but is usually '''-a-''' or '''-u-'''. | ||
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===Definiteness=== | ===Definiteness=== | ||
'''Eḥeiθymme''' has various definite and indefinite articles controlling the | '''Eḥeiθymme''' has various definite and indefinite articles controlling the number and case of the modified noun. Proper nouns are definite by definition, and so do not require the definite article. Case for proper nouns is realized variously, by context or by adpositions. | ||
* The '''Singular Definite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
* The '''Plural Definite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
* The '''Paucal Definite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
* The '''Singular Indefinite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
* The '''Plural Indefinite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
* The '''Paucal Indefinite Article''' is: '''- -''' | |||
====Case==== | ====Case==== | ||