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===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Like [[Windermere/Classical|Classical Windermere]], each noun has an intrinsic gender, either masculine or feminine. For most feminine nouns, the feminine is marked with ''-kh'' or its vocalized form ''-e'' (from PLak *-s).
Like [[Windermere/Classical|Classical Windermere]], each noun has an intrinsic gender, either masculine or feminine. For most feminine nouns, the feminine is marked with ''-kh'' or ''-ar'' (from PLak *-s).


*''ativ'' = son-in-law; ''ativekh'' = daughter-in-law
*''ativ'' = son-in-law; ''ativar'' = daughter-in-law
*''bakhoo'' = uncle; ''bakhookh'' = aunt
*''bakhoo'' = uncle; ''bakhookh'' = aunt
*''athaay'' = lion; ''athaayekh'' = lioness
*''athaay'' = lion; ''athaayar'' = lioness
Plurals are formed by reduplication with the reduplicant modified for phonotactic or euphonic reasons.
Plurals are formed by reduplication with the reduplicant modified for phonotactic or euphonic reasons.