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:wui → ''wi'''tin''''' ("day, days") | :wui → ''wi'''tin''''' ("day, days") | ||
Words that end in a | Words that end in a consonant take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -m take -'''in'''. | ||
:teōp → ''teōp'''tin''''' ("eagle, eagles") | :teōp → ''teōp'''tin''''' ("eagle, eagles") | ||
:ix → ''ix'''tin''''' ("house, houses") | :ix → ''ix'''tin''''' ("house, houses") | ||
:šival → ''šival''' | :šival → ''šival'''tin''''' ("jaw, jaws") | ||
:kum → ''kum'''in''''' | |||
Other irregular plurals are words ending with 'tl' in their final syllable; in those cases the '-tl' becomes -l but taking the -'''tin''' suffix. In addition to those, some animate nouns may take a suffix consisting of the reduplication of the first syllable. | Other irregular plurals are words ending with 'tl' in their final syllable; in those cases the '-tl' becomes -l but taking the -'''tin''' suffix. In addition to those, some animate nouns may take a suffix consisting of the reduplication of the first syllable. | ||
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| -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin'' | | -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| -l || - | | -l || -tin || ''šival, šivatlin'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| -m || -in || ''kum, kumin'' | | -m || -in || ''kum, kumin'' | ||
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! Case !! Ending !! Form | ! Case !! Ending !! Form | ||
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| '''Ergative''' || - | | '''Ergative''' || -un || ''teōpun'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp'' | | '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Dative''' || - | | '''Dative''' || na- || ''na-teōp'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Genitive''' || - | | '''Genitive''' || ma- || ''ma-teōp'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Locative''' || -ba, -pa || ''teōppa, šivalba'' | | '''Locative''' || -ba, -pa || ''teōppa, šivalba'' |