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Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender. | Unlike Tíogall and Bhadhagha, Äivö has no grammatical gender. | ||
The definite article is | The definite article is ''-me'' for nouns ending in a V or a resonant and ''-ime'' otherwise. It's placed after the plural suffix: ''duuvooŋ'' 'a teacher', ''duuvooŋme'' 'the teacher', ''duuvooŋa'' 'teachers', ''duuvooŋame'' 'the teachers'. | ||
Historically feminine nouns undergo lenition | Historically feminine nouns undergo lenition: ''xuuþ'' 'an animal', ''xuuþime'' 'the animal'. | ||
The plural is marked as follows: | The plural is marked as follows: | ||
*''-a/-ä'' for nouns ending in a C | *''-a/-ä'' for nouns ending in a C | ||
*''- | *''-r'' for nouns ending in a V | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== |
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