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! <small>m.sg/dl</small> | ! <small>m.sg/dl</small> | ||
! <small>f.sg/dl</small> | ! <small>f.sg/dl</small> | ||
! <small>pl</small> | ! <small>n/pl</small> | ||
! <small>sg/dl</small> | ! <small>sg/dl</small> | ||
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| '''{{C|ki}}''' | | '''{{C|ki}}''' | ||
| '''{{C|kawm}}''' | | '''{{C|kawm}}''' | ||
| '''k | | '''k-''' | ||
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The definite article is always determined. In the following hierarchy, if an article is any of these, it is also all those to the left: | |||
* Identifying --> Anaphoric --> Well-Known --> ''Par Excellence'' --> Monadic | |||
=== Number === | === Number === | ||
Weddish verbs conjugate for three numbers (singular, dual, and plural), but nouns inflect '''''eleven''''' different ways! However, these myriad ways can be easily understood as the optional adding of "associates" to a noun, and distinguishing between masses of individuals and collectives (one forest vs. many trees). The following table is color-coded to show verb conjugation in the singular (light background), dual (purple), and plural (brown). | Weddish verbs conjugate for three numbers (singular, dual, and plural), but nouns inflect '''''eleven''''' different ways! However, these myriad ways can be easily understood as the optional adding of "associates" to a noun, and distinguishing between masses of individuals and collectives (one forest vs. many trees). The following table is color-coded to show verb conjugation in the singular (light background), dual (purple), and plural (brown). | ||
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| '''{{C|kav}}'' | | '''{{C|kav}}'' | ||
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! <small>pl</small> | ! <small>n/pl</small> | ||
| '''{{C|zey}}''' | | '''{{C|zey}}''' | ||
| '''{{C|cey}}''' | | '''{{C|cey}}''' | ||
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| ø | | ø | ||
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! pl | ! n/pl | ||
| '''-(ay/i)č''' | | '''-(ay/i)č''' | ||
| '''čay-''' | | '''čay-''' | ||
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| '''dos tenisšafte''' | | '''dos tenisšafte''' | ||
| ''the game of tennis'' / "tennisology" | | ''the game of tennis'' / "tennisology" | ||
| '''šolemšafte'' | | '''šolemšafte''' | ||
| ''peace know-how'' | | ''peace know-how'' | ||
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| ''a student of peace'' | | ''a student of peace'' | ||
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== Discourse == | == Discourse == | ||
=== Formality === | === Formality === | ||