Verse:Mwail/Anbirese: Difference between revisions
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====Definite article==== | ====Definite article==== | ||
Regardless of gender and number, the definite article is | Regardless of gender and number, the definite article is | ||
*''eo'' before nasals and resonants: ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎɾ] 'the tree' | *''eo'' before nasals and resonants (except /j/): ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎɾ] 'the tree' | ||
*''n'' before other consonants and before vowels: ''n χeozir'' [ə̀n xə̀ʑîɾ] 'the flower'; ''n abeot'' [nàbə̂t] 'the book' | *''n'' before other consonants and before vowels: ''n χeozir'' [ə̀n xə̀ʑîɾ] 'the flower'; ''n abeot'' [nàbə̂t] 'the book' | ||