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===Definitives===

Definitives ~~always~~ modify a noun/pronoun and ~~generally~~ occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some agree with the noun in gender/number, but most are invariable.

Definitives (also called attributives) modify a noun/pronoun and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some agree with the noun in gender/number, but most are invariable. Strictly speaking, words that can occur independently (such as articles) or that are declined forms of nouns/verbs are not definitives, but they are included here for convenience.

====Articles====

See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]].

====Numerals====

See [[Qino#Numerals|Numerals]].

====Genitives====

Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as definitives. They must occur with a noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one".

====Quantifiers====

Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below.

*''kulli'' - all (can also occur as a pronoun, in which case it declines as a feminine noun)

====Attributive Verbs====

Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns.

====True Definitives====

These are words that cannot occur independently and are not a noun/pronoun/verb form. Some are listed below.

*''kale'' - other

*''lab'' - male (derived from the noun ''labba'' "man/men")

*''dubar'' - female (derived from the noun ''dubara'' "woman/women")

<!--===Definite Article====

The definite article precedes the noun being modified. It only declines in primary cases; other cases use the absolutive forms. Plural nouns use feminine articles.

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 ===Definitives===
-Definitives always modify a noun/pronoun and generally occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some agree with the noun in gender/number, but most are invariable.
+Definitives (also called attributives) modify a noun/pronoun and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some agree with the noun in gender/number, but most are invariable. Strictly speaking, words that can occur independently (such as articles) or that are declined forms of nouns/verbs are not definitives, but they are included here for convenience.
+====Articles====
+See [[Qino#Demonstratives|Demonstratives]].
+====Numerals====
+See [[Qino#Numerals|Numerals]].
+====Genitives====
+Nouns/pronouns in the genitive behave as definitives. They must occur with a noun or pronoun and are accented - e.g. ''<b>kiishi</b> mana'' "'''my''' house", ''<b>Maxammadi</b> ka'' "Mohammad's one".
+====Quantifiers====
+Quantifiers are accented and occur at the beginning of the noun phrase. Some are listed below.
+*''kulli'' - all (can also occur as a pronoun, in which case it declines as a feminine noun)
+====Attributive Verbs====
+Verbs (and there arguments) can occur attributively before a noun. Verbs used like this always occur in the singular. Class 3 verbs may reduplicate when qualifying plural or collective nouns.
+====True Definitives====
+These are words that cannot occur independently and are not a noun/pronoun/verb form. Some are listed below.
+*''kale'' - other
+*''lab'' - male (derived from the noun ''labba'' "man/men")
+*''dubar'' - female (derived from the noun ''dubara'' "woman/women")
 <!--===Definite Article====
 The definite article precedes the noun being modified. It only declines in primary cases; other cases use the absolutive forms. Plural nouns use feminine articles.