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====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
Nouns have two different numbers, dual and plural. Use of the dual is optional, although it has persisted in several archaic expressions, e.g. "lijusti" (the suns) and "eskiai" (breasts, on a single person). | |||
The dual number is formed by adding the suffix -i to a noun. If the noun is governed by cases, the suffix comes after the suffixes for the cases in question. When the suffix comes after a consonant, it morphs into -ti. | |||
The plural number is formed by adding the suffix -t to a noun. If the noun is governed by cases, the suffix comes after the suffixes for the cases in question. If the suffix comes after a /t/, it morphs into -te. | |||
====Cases==== | ====Cases==== | ||
Grammatical cases are added to the end of a noun and reflect the situation that one is in. It is possible to use multiple cases on a single noun, but those cases cannot be of the same class (i.e. grammatical, essive, marginal). In cases where the suffix used for a case contains a vowel that is subject to vowel harmonization, this vowel will reflect the roundedness or unroundedness of the words it is attached to. | |||
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| genitive | | genitive | ||
| -(e)m || of / 's|| teolam || of (a) house / house's | | -(e)m || of / 's, when used in reference to another noun adjectival indicator|| teolam || of (a) house / house's | ||
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| accusative || -(e)n || - || teolan || house | | accusative || -(e)n || - || teolan || house | ||
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! colspan="5" style="background:#efefef" | * This is an automatic plural. | ! colspan="5" style="background:#efefef" | * This is an automatic plural. | ||
|} | |} | ||
An example word would be: | |||
: "neöttessälejjeiyyssäkköiy!" | |||
: "neöttessäl-ejje-iyy-ssä-kkö-iy" | |||
: "relationship-PARTITIVE-ILLATIVE-ESSIVE-TEMPORAL-VOCATIVE" | |||
: "like going into a certain aspect of an ongoing relationship!" | |||
===Morphology=== | ===Morphology=== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Languages]] | ||