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Arnic nouns are inflected by number, animacy and case. | Arnic nouns are inflected by number, animacy and case. | ||
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Nouns are inflected by whether they are singular, dual or plural. Singular nouns are inflected by nothing(''-∅''), while dual nouns are inflected by a ''- | Nouns are inflected by whether they are singular, dual or plural. Singular nouns are inflected by nothing(''-∅''), while dual nouns are inflected by a ''-e'', and plural nouns are inflected by an ''-i''. The dual noun suffix is also used as an equivalent of the English particle "both". | ||
====Cases==== | ====Cases==== | ||
Cases in Arnic are already inflected, but are further inflected to denote animacy. | Cases in Arnic are already inflected, but are further inflected to denote animacy. | ||