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Nouns are usually pluralized with ''-r''. If the singular already ends in ''-r'', the plural is unchanged except possibly with a tone change. | Nouns are usually pluralized with ''-r''. If the singular already ends in ''-r'', the plural is unchanged except possibly with a tone change. | ||
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*sg. null > pl. -r /ə/ | |||
*sg. level tone > pl. rising tone: hār /xǣ:/ 'a flower' > hǎr /xæ̌:/ 'flowers'. Common for nouns whose stems contain a *ð or *γ. | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ||