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Proper names are indeclinable, i.e. they are always definite, and cannot be possessed. | Proper names are indeclinable, i.e. they are always definite, and cannot be possessed. | ||
====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
Dual is used for body parts (e.g. ''timqâr'' 'eyes') as well as opposing or complementary concepts (e.g. ''rynthrîe'' which denotes the two biological or grammatical genders, as opposed to plural ''rynthrír'' which refers to 'classes/categories' in general). The asssociative suffix ''- | Dual is used for body parts (e.g. ''timqâr'' 'eyes') as well as opposing or complementary concepts (e.g. ''rynthrîe'' which denotes the two biological or grammatical genders, as opposed to plural ''rynthrír'' which refers to 'classes/categories' in general). The asssociative suffix ''-yng-'' may be combined with the dual to form the associative dual (e.g. ''rommyngâr'' 'two sides/pages of a paper', ''vōligyngâir'' 'marriage'). | ||
====Definiteness==== | ====Definiteness==== | ||