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*''teporu'' [te:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.) | *''teporu'' [te:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.) | ||
==Grammar== | |||
===Nouns and Gender=== | |||
Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts. They are, however, inflected for number. | |||
There are three numbers in Asári, singular, dual, and plural. All number inflection is done by conjoining a word before the noun. ''teng'' is used for two fo something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three. Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!'''Singular''' | |||
!'''Dual''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
!'''Meaning''' | |||
!'''Definite''' | |||
|- | |||
!asári | |||
|teng-asári | |||
|acia-asári | |||
|asári | |||
|asári-te | |||
|- | |||
!sale | |||
|teng-sale | |||
|acia-sale | |||
|land (country) | |||
|sale-te | |||
|- | |||
!aeó | |||
|teng-aeó | |||
|acia-aeó | |||
|eye | |||
|aeó-te | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Examples== | |||