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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
===Nouns===
====Case====
Xaetjeon nouns have only two cases, nominative and vocative. The vocative is formed by leniting the noun.
Xaetjeon nouns have only two cases, nominative and vocative. The vocative is formed by leniting the noun.
====Number====
Plural nouns are marked with a prefix ''dxa-L'', and definite nouns are marked with a suffix ''-nae-L''.
Plural nouns are marked with a prefix ''dxa-L''.
 
====Definiteness====
{| class="wikitable"
Definite nouns are marked with a suffix ''-nae''.
|-
! Case !! Indefinite Singular !! Indefinite Plural !! Definite Singular !! Definite Plural
|-
| Nominative || ''ca'' || ''dxacha'' || ''canae'' || ''dxachanae''
|-
| Vocative || ''cha'' || ''xacha'' || ''-'' || ''-''
|}


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