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| yï | | yï- || colspan="2" | li- || yï- || Augmentatives, various | ||
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| N-<small><sup>3</sup></small> | | N-; -<small><sup>3</sup></small> || colspan="2" | yi- || N- || Animals, inanimate | ||
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| N-<small><sup>3</sup></small> | | N-; -<small><sup>3</sup></small> || colspan="2" | ĵï- || N- || Plural of classes 9 & 11 | ||
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<small><sup>2</sup></small> -y- is added epenthetically before vowels. | <small><sup>2</sup></small> -y- is added epenthetically before vowels. | ||
<small><sup>3</sup></small> | <small><sup>3</sup></small> The initial consonant of the stem (including a null consonant) is often nasalized if applicable, but this is not always the case especially in loanwords. | ||
<small><sup>4</sup></small> Inanimate nouns (especially those whose plural form is identical to their singular) can add the class 6 prefix ''mä-'' to their plural. Similarly, animate nouns not already in class 1 can add the class 2 prefix ''wä-''. | <small><sup>4</sup></small> Inanimate nouns (especially those whose plural form is identical to their singular) can add the class 6 prefix ''mä-'' to their plural. Similarly, animate nouns not already in class 1 can add the class 2 prefix ''wä-''. | ||