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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
The definite article is a suffix ''-me'' for nouns ending in a V and ''-ime'' | The definite article is a suffix ''-me'' for nouns ending in a V or a resonant and ''-ime'' otherwise: ''duuvooŋ'' 'a teacher', ''duuvooŋme'', 'the teacher'. | ||
Feminine nouns must undergo lenition in the singular: ''k:xuuþ'' 'an animal', ''k:xuuþime'' 'the animal'. | Feminine nouns must undergo lenition in the singular: ''k:xuuþ'' 'an animal', ''k:xuuþime'' 'the animal'. | ||
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*''-a/-ä'' for masculine nouns ending in a consonant | *''-a/-ä'' for masculine nouns ending in a consonant | ||
*''-ar/-är'' for feminine nouns | *''-ar/-är'' for feminine nouns | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives must also inflect for definiteness, in addition to number and gender. | Adjectives must also inflect for definiteness, in addition to number and gender. |
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