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==== Adjectival Suffixes ====

Nankôre lacks a separate word class for adjectives. They may be expressed as attributive verbs (e.g. ''~~Alyak~~ neshkak itá'', "Alyak is smart"), or a suffix may be attached to the noun ~~or noun phrase~~ it modifies. These suffixes are called adjectival suffixes. Some of these suffixes are etymologically derived from an attributive verb, e.g. ''-~~kelek~~'' > ''~~kalyak~~ itá'' "to be red". Others appear to be derived from separate roots, c.f. "''~~Alyak~~-arku''", ("smart Alyak") vs ''"~~Alyak~~ neshkak itá"'' ("Alyak is smart").

Nankôre lacks a separate word class for adjectives. They may be expressed as attributive verbs (e.g. ''Aryak neshkak itá'', "Alyak is smart"), or a suffix may be attached to the noun it modifies. These suffixes are called adjectival suffixes. Some of these suffixes are etymologically derived from an attributive verb, e.g. ''-kerek'' > ''karyak itá'' "to be red". Others appear to be derived from separate roots, c.f. "''Alrak-arku''", ("smart Alyak") vs ''"Aryak neshkak itá"'' ("Alyak is smart"). Theoretically an unlimited number of suffixes may be appended to the noun, but in practice the number of adjectival suffixes seldom exceeds three. The suffixes may appear in any order, so long as the meaning is comprehensible. Nevertheless it appears that scope determines the ordering of the suffixes: suffixes with wider scope tend to appear towards the end e.g. "''Kenenkor-pita-shune-une itá''" (bed plush-red-soft-very 3S.COP ) "It is a very soft, red and plush bed."

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 ==== Adjectival Suffixes ====
-Nankôre lacks a separate word class for adjectives.  They may be expressed as attributive verbs (e.g. ''Alyak neshkak itá'', "Alyak is smart"), or a suffix may be attached to the noun or noun phrase it modifies.  These suffixes are called adjectival suffixes.  Some of these suffixes are etymologically derived from an attributive verb, e.g. ''-kelek'' > ''kalyak itá'' "to be red".  Others appear to be derived from separate roots, c.f. "''Alyak-arku''", ("smart Alyak") vs ''"Alyak neshkak itá"'' ("Alyak is smart").
+Nankôre lacks a separate word class for adjectives.  They may be expressed as attributive verbs (e.g. ''Aryak neshkak itá'', "Alyak is smart"), or a suffix may be attached to the noun it modifies.  These suffixes are called adjectival suffixes.  Some of these suffixes are etymologically derived from an attributive verb, e.g. ''-kerek'' > ''karyak itá'' "to be red".  Others appear to be derived from separate roots, c.f. "''Alrak-arku''", ("smart Alyak") vs ''"Aryak neshkak itá"'' ("Alyak is smart").  Theoretically an unlimited number of suffixes may be appended to the noun, but in practice the number of adjectival suffixes seldom exceeds three.  The  suffixes may appear in any order, so long as the meaning is comprehensible.  Nevertheless it appears that scope determines the ordering of the suffixes: suffixes with wider scope tend to appear towards the end e.g. "''Kenenkor-pita-shune-une itá''" (bed plush-red-soft-very 3S.COP ) "It is a very soft, red and plush bed."
 ==== Numbers ====