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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
A common way to mark plural is by tone change: | |||
*''mar'' /mǎr/ = a tree | |||
*''már'' /már/ = trees | |||
The definite article is | |||
*''eo'' before nasals and resonants: ''eo mar'' [ə̀ mǎr] 'the tree' | |||
*''n'' before other consonants: ''n keoteor'' [ǹ kə̀tə̂r] 'the flower' | |||
*''eon'' before vowels: ''eon aveot'' [ə̀n ̀avə̂t] 'the book' | |||
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Nouns only have two states (absolute and construct) and two numbers (singular and plural). The usual affixes are: | Nouns only have two states (absolute and construct) and two numbers (singular and plural). The usual affixes are: | ||
*plural absolute: ''-r'' | *plural absolute: ''-r'' | ||
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''i cythr suvn-yna'' = my beautiful flower | ''i cythr suvn-yna'' = my beautiful flower | ||
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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||