Falamu: Difference between revisions

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 ===Nouns===
 ====Plural====
-=====Formation=====
+The plural of nouns is regularly formed by adding ''-s'' (after a vowel or diphthong) or ''-is'' (after a consonant). Wors-final ''-n'' becomes ''-ny-'' when ''-is'' is added.
-The plural is regularly formed in the following ways:
-#Nouns ending in a vowel add ''-s'' - e.g. ''ôju'' "eye" -> ''ôjus'' "eyes"
+'''Examples:'''
-#Nouns ending in a consonant add ''-is'' - e.g. ''dêd'' "finger, toe" -> ''dêdis'' "fingers, toes"
+*''ôju'' "eye" -> ''ôjus'' "eyes"
-#Nouns ending in ''-n'' change it to ''-ny-'' before adding ''-is'' - e.g. ''món'' "hand, arm" -> ''mónyis'' "hands, arms"
+*''dêd'' "finger, toe" -> ''dêdis'' "fingers, toes"
+*''món'' "hand, arm" -> ''mónyis'' "hands, arms"
+Some nouns have irregular plurals.
 <!--#Nouns ending in ''-l'' can optionally drop it (after ''-i-'' or ''-u-'') or change it to ''-y-'' (after other vowels) then add ''-s''. Alternatively, they can simply add ''-is'' as other consonant-final nouns - e.g. ''sinál'' "mark, trace" -> ''sináys'' or ''sinális'' "marks, traces"-->