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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Arnic nouns are inflected by number, animacy and case. | Arnic nouns are inflected by number, animacy and case. | ||
====Cases==== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Dative !! Instrumentative | |||
|- | |||
! Inanimate | |||
| rowspan=2 | - || ''-arin'' || ''-akach'' || ''-egom'' | |||
|- | |||
! Animate | |||
| ''-elin'' || ''-ikai'' || ''-akam'' | |||
|} | |||
====Animacy==== | ====Animacy==== | ||
All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: | All nouns are categorised by animacy: either animate or inanimate. Case markings for nouns and pronouns change based on the animacy of a noun. As an example, take the noun ''meshal''("man"). ''Meshal'' is animate, so the surrounding case markings change as so: | ||