Verse:Mwail/Anbirese: Difference between revisions

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 ===Nouns===
-A common way to mark plural is by tone change:
+The definite article is
+*''eo'' before nasals and resonants: ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎr] 'the tree'
+*''n'' before other consonants: ''n keoteor'' [ǹ kə̀tə̂r] 'the flower'
+*''eon'' before vowels: ''eon aveot'' [ə̀n àvə̂t] 'the book'
+A common way to mark plurals is by tone change:
 *''mar'' /mǎr/ = a tree
 *''már'' /már/ = trees
-The definite article is
+However, some plurals use suffixes:
-*''eo'' before nasals and resonants: ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎr] 'the tree'
+*''ímseo'' = loved one
-*''n'' before other consonants: ''n keoteor'' [ǹ kə̀tə̂r] 'the flower'
+*''ímseod'' = loved ones
-*''eon'' before vowels: ''eon aveot'' [ə̀n àvə̂t] 'the book'
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 Nouns only have two states (absolute and construct) and two numbers (singular and plural).  The usual affixes are: