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Regardless of gender and number, the definite article is | Regardless of gender and number, the definite article is | ||
*''eo'' before nasals and resonants (except /j/): ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎɾ] 'the tree' | *''eo'' before nasals and resonants (except /j/): ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎɾ] 'the tree' | ||
*''n'' before other consonants (where it is pronounced /ə̀n/) and before vowels (where it is pronounced / | *''n'' before other consonants (where it is pronounced /ə̀n/) and before vowels (where it is pronounced /ɨn/): ''n χeozir'' [ɨn xə̀ʑîɾ] 'the flower'; ''n abeot'' [n‿àbə̂t] 'the book' | ||
The above rule operates after the word is mutated for number/gender marking. | The above rule operates after the word is mutated for number/gender marking. | ||