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|Suffix: '''-(u)p''' /-(u)p/<br />'''roip''' /’ɾoip/ | |Suffix: '''-(u)p''' /-(u)p/<br />'''roip''' /’ɾoip/ | ||
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====Definite Article==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;" | |||
! colspan="2"| | |||
! colspan="2"|Singular | |||
! colspan="2"|Plural | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4"|Absolutive | |||
!Person | |||
|the [child] | |||
|'''nevo''' /’nevɒ/ | |||
|the [children] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(e)t''' /-(ɛ)t/<br />'''nevot''' /’nevɒt/ | |||
|- | |||
!Land | |||
|the [tree] | |||
|'''erku''' /’ɛɾku/ | |||
|the [trees] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(u)ri''' /-(u)ɾi/<br />'''erkuri''' /ɛɾ’kuɾi/ | |||
|- | |||
!Sea | |||
|the [fish] | |||
|'''ʉre''' /’ʉɾɛ/ | |||
|the [fishes] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(ʉ)p''' /-(ʉ)p/<br />'''ʉrep''' /’ʉɾɛp/ | |||
|- | |||
!Sky | |||
|the [bird] | |||
|'''roi''' /’ɾoi/ | |||
|the [birds] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(u)re''' /uɾe/<br />'''roire''' /ɾo’iɾe/ | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4"|Ergative | |||
!Person | |||
|the [child] | |||
|Suffix: '''-a''' /-a/<br />'''nevoa''' /ne’vɒa/ | |||
|the [children] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(ʉ)re''' /ʉɾe/<br />'''nevore''' /ne’vɒɾe/ | |||
|- | |||
!Land | |||
|the [tree] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(i)t''' /-(i)t/<br />'''erkut''' /ɛɾ’kut/ | |||
|the [trees] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(ʉ)'''t /-(ʉ)t/<br />'''erkut''' /ɛɾ’kut/ | |||
|- | |||
!Sea | |||
|the [fish] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(o)v''' /-(ɒ)v/<br />'''ʉrev''' /’ʉɾɛv/ | |||
|the [fishes] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(ʉ)' ''' /-(ʉ)ʔ/<br />'''ʉre’ ''' /’ʉɾɛʔ/ | |||
|- | |||
!Sky | |||
|the [bird] | |||
|Suffix: '''-i''' /-i/<br />'''roii''' /ɾo’ii/ | |||
|the [birds] | |||
|Suffix: '''-(u)p''' /-(u)p/<br />'''roip''' /’ɾoip/ | |||
|} | |||
====Indefinite Article==== | |||
The numeral for ‘one’, evo, is used as the indefinite article. | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== |
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