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Plurals are formed with ''nto-'', so: ''Ntonßäht'' (trees), ''Ntonßähtem'' (of trees), ... | Plurals are formed with ''nto-'', so: ''Ntonßäht'' (trees), ''Ntonßähtem'' (of trees), ... | ||
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The equivalent of the definite article in Tei is a classifier (as in Hmong), but it's placed after the noun and carries the case marker. The noun before a classifier is prescriptively in the genitive case, but in modern times both spoken and written Tei do not use the genitive. | |||
* ''Nßäht koþem'' 'of the tree' | |||
* ''Nßähtem'' 'of a tree' | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||