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====Pluralization patterns==== | ====Pluralization patterns==== | ||
#sg. null > pl. -r /ə/: The regular pattern. | #sg. null > pl. -r /ə/: The regular pattern. | ||
#*''bpràan'' /bræ̂:n/ 'a corner' > ''bpràanr'' /bræ̂:nə/ | |||
#sg. level tone > pl. rising tone: Common for nouns whose stems contain a *ð (Tigol ṫ) or *γ (Tigol ċ). | #sg. level tone > pl. rising tone: Common for nouns whose stems contain a *ð (Tigol ṫ) or *γ (Tigol ċ). | ||
#*''hāar'' /xǣ:/ 'a flower' > ''hǎar'' /xæ̌:/ 'flowers' | #*''hāar'' /xǣ:/ 'a flower' > ''hǎar'' /xæ̌:/ 'flowers' | ||
#sg. falling tone > pl. rising: for nouns already ending in r | #sg. falling tone > pl. rising: Common for nouns already ending in r | ||
#*''àavr'' /ˈæ̂ːvə/ 'a book' > ''áavr'' /ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'books' | #*''àavr'' /ˈæ̂ːvə/ 'a book' > ''áavr'' /ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'books' | ||
#sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: For nouns which were monosyllabic in Tigol and ended in a vowel. | #sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: For nouns which were monosyllabic in Tigol and ended in a vowel. |