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Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender.
Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender.


The definite article is a suffix ''-me'' for nouns ending in a V or a resonant and ''-ime'' otherwise: ''duuvooŋ'' 'a teacher', ''duuvooŋme'' 'the teacher'.
The definite article is ''-me'' for nouns ending in a V or a resonant and ''-ime'' otherwise. It's placed after the plural suffix: ''duuvooŋ'' 'a teacher', ''duuvooŋme'' 'the teacher', ''duuvooŋa'' 'teachers', ''duuvooŋame'' 'the teachers'.


Historically feminine nouns undergo lenition in the singular: ''xuuþ'' 'an animal', ''xuuþime'' 'the animal'.
Historically feminine nouns undergo lenition: ''xuuþ'' 'an animal', ''xuuþime'' 'the animal'.


The plural is marked as follows:
The plural is marked as follows:
*''-a/-ä'' for nouns ending in a C
*''-a/-ä'' for nouns ending in a C
*''-n'' for nouns ending in a V
*''-r'' for nouns ending in a V


===Adjectives===
===Adjectives===
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