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* Stress is non-phonemic, always falling on the penultimate syllable of roots. This rule applies even when a root is inflected or derived.

ольѧ, ''~~olye~~'' coat [~~ˈɔlʲə~~]; plural ольѧдэ, ''~~olyede~~'' coats [~~ˈɔlʲẽtə~~]

ольѧ, ''olyę'' coat [ˈɔlʲɛ̃]; plural ольѧдэ, ''olyęde'' coats [ˈɔlʲɛ̃tə]

* In compounds, stress falls on the syllable of the head-root. If both roots are monosyllabic, the stress falls on the ultimate syllable.

рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [~~pek~~] = рогбэк ''rrogbek'' semicircle [~~ʀɔkˈpek~~]

рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [pekʰ] = рогбэк ''rrogbek'' semicircle [ʀɔkˈpekʰ]

====Isochrony====

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==Morphology==

===Nouns===

Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns.

====Declension====

Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns and nouns whose forms don't change.

There are several methods to pluralize nouns:

There are several methods to pluralize nouns, although it must be noted that these rules have numerous exceptions, as the plurality system as a whole is highly irregular.

* Suffix with -de

* Suffix with -de.

жэ, ''ve'' father; ~~жэде~~, ''vede'' "fathers"

жэ, ''ve'' father; жэдэ, ''vede'' "fathers"

акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; ~~акьэде~~ akyede "snakes"

акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэдэ akyede "snakes"

* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form

* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form.

ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs"

асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons"

* If the noun ends in a consonant, double the consonant and add -e.

асал, ''asal'' "mountain"; асалле, ''asalle'' "mountains"

вок, ''wok'' "family"; воккэ ''wokke'' "families"

* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels, the vowel to be nasalized is unpredictable.

эско, ''esko'' "pole"; ѧско, ''ęsko'' "poles"

гарьэ, ''garye'' "star"; гарьѧ, ''garyę'' "stars"

* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels and add -de (rare)

хэ, ''he'' "summer"; хѧдэ ''hęde'' "summers"

* Many nouns have suppletive plural forms or simply add suffixes outside of the regular paradigm.

йал ''yal'' "hair"; нѧла ''nęla'' "hairs"

на, ''na'' "finger"; нар, ''nar'' "fingers"

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 * Stress is non-phonemic, always falling on the penultimate syllable of roots. This rule applies even when a root is inflected or derived.
-         ольѧ, ''olye'' coat [ˈɔlʲə]; plural ольѧдэ, ''olyede'' coats [ˈɔlʲẽtə]
+         ольѧ, ''olyę'' coat [ˈɔlʲɛ̃]; plural ольѧдэ, ''olyęde'' coats [ˈɔlʲɛ̃tə]
 * In compounds, stress falls on the syllable of the head-root. If both roots are monosyllabic, the stress falls on the ultimate syllable.
-         рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [pek] = рогбэк ''rrogbek'' semicircle [ʀɔkˈpek]
+         рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [pekʰ] = рогбэк ''rrogbek'' semicircle [ʀɔkˈpekʰ]
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 ==Morphology==
 ===Nouns===
-Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns.
+====Declension====
+Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns and nouns whose forms don't change.
-There are several methods to pluralize nouns:
+There are several methods to pluralize nouns, although it must be noted that these rules have numerous exceptions, as the plurality system as a whole is highly irregular.
-* Suffix with -de
+* Suffix with -de.
-        жэ, ''ve'' father; жэде, ''vede'' "fathers"
+        жэ, ''ve'' father; жэдэ, ''vede'' "fathers"
-        акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэде akyede "snakes"
+        акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэдэ akyede "snakes"
-* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form
+* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form.
         ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs"
         асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons"
+* If the noun ends in a consonant, double the consonant and add -e.
+        асал, ''asal'' "mountain"; асалле, ''asalle'' "mountains"
+        вок, ''wok'' "family"; воккэ ''wokke'' "families"
+* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels, the vowel to be nasalized is unpredictable.
+         эско, ''esko'' "pole"; ѧско, ''ęsko'' "poles"
+         гарьэ, ''garye'' "star"; гарьѧ, ''garyę'' "stars"
+* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels and add -de (rare)
+         хэ, ''he'' "summer"; хѧдэ ''hęde'' "summers"
+* Many nouns have suppletive plural forms or simply add suffixes outside of the regular paradigm.
+         йал ''yal'' "hair"; нѧла ''nęla'' "hairs"
+         на, ''na'' "finger"; нар, ''nar'' "fingers"
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