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 **Many nouns (especially feminine) also have an "indefinite genitive", which is formed with ''-eéd'', ''-aád'', or ''-oód''. ''-eéd'' is the most common. ''-oód'' is used for plurals (especially after a cardinal number). ''-aád'' is mostly used to form ordinal numeral.
 ::e.g. ''dhár naagh<b>eéd</b>'' "women's clothes (in general)" vs. ''dhár naág'' "clothes of a (specific) woman"
-*'''Vocative''': There are two ways of forming the vocative. These are used differently, but I'm in the process of learning exactly how (at the moment, I can only tell if a specific usage sounds right or wrong).
+*'''Vocative''': There are two ways of forming the vocative.
 **'''Tonal vocative''': Formed with a high tone in the initial mora (and no other high tones). Instead of regular plural suffixes, the plural takes the suffix ''-eyaal'' (eliding any final vowels).
-**'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types.
+**'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types: "specific" and "general" vocatives.
-***"Name" vocatives: have high tone and remove any present in the word.
+***"Specific" vocatives: have high tone and remove any present in the word.
 ****Masculine: ''-ów'' (any final vowels are elided)
 ****Feminine: ''-éey'' (ending in consonant or ''-e'') / ''-óoy'' (ending in ''-o'') / ''-áay'' (ending in ''-a'')
 ****Plural: ''-oónyów / -yáalów'' (short plurals act as masculine singulars)
-***"Noun" vocatives: do not affect tonation of word.
+***"General" vocatives: do not affect tonation of word. These cannot be used with definite or proper nouns.
 ****Masculine: ''-yow''
 ****Feminine: ''-yey''