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'''fefirilen''', "lightning bolts."</blockquote>NOTE: In Class One N. Nouns, the plural particle can suffix itself to possessive pronouns as well:<blockquote>'''las pelnarn''', "her rivers" | '''fefirilen''', "lightning bolts."</blockquote>NOTE: In Class One N. Nouns, the plural particle can suffix itself to possessive pronouns as well:<blockquote>'''las pelnarn''', "her rivers" | ||
'''lõz ydonar''', "his forests"</blockquote> | '''lõz ydonar''', "his forests"</blockquote> | ||
=== Object Case in Nenddeylyt Nouns === | |||
The objective form occurs only in Nenddeylyt nouns; wherever it occurs in Teonaht nouns as well it is due to analogy. It is likely that Teonaht itself was inflected, but that morphology is lost to us. The accusative ending in Nenddeylyt nouns is most commonly -p and -b, appended to nouns ending in -m, -r, -s, and -ol; for nouns ending with -arn, the mutations is to -armp; -s for nouns ending with -k; -z for nouns ending in -il or -ndl, or a vowel. Plural forms are given below: | |||
==== a. Class-i nouns ==== | |||
<blockquote>'''pavarb''', "clam," '''spavarb''', "clams." | |||
'''ils pavarb,''' "the clams," etc. | |||
'''ivvarmp''', "glen," '''zivvarmp''', "glens." | |||
'''õllermp''', "pigeon," '''sõllermp''', "pigeons."</blockquote> | |||
==== b. Class-ii nouns ==== | |||
<blockquote> | |||
'''velimp''', "female," '''zvelimp''', "females." | |||
'''fyllimp''', "female virgin," '''sfyllimp''', "unmarried girls" | |||
'''zellemp''', "male virgin," '''ezellemp''', "unmarried boys."</blockquote> | |||
==== c. Class-iii nouns ==== | |||
<blockquote> | |||
'''firkolp''', "generosity" (no plural). | |||
'''nisimolp''', "a push," '''ninisimolp''', "pushes." | |||
'''toykorp''', "sarcasm" (no plural).</blockquote> | |||
==== d. Class-iv nouns ==== | |||
<blockquote> | |||
'''flanisp''', "wool," '''sifflanisp, sflanisp''', "woolens." | |||
'''fõmp''', "dust," '''siffomp''', "dustballs." | |||
'''findrisp''', "glass," '''siffindrisp''', "glasswares." | |||
'''perõb''', "song," '''sipperõ, sperõ''', "songs." | |||
</blockquote> | |||
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