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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===