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Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. | Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender and no grammatical mutation. | ||
There is no construct state, and possession is indicated by the preposition ''ril'': ''skänme ril Leevi'' 'Leevi's friend'. | |||
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'. | 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'. |
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