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Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts. They are, however, inflected for number. | 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. | There are three numbers in Asári, singular, dual, and plural. Number inflection for nouns is done by conjoining a word before the noun. ''teng'' is used for two of something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three. Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers: | ||
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There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed human loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the. These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts. Many of these come from English and other Germanic languages. | There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed human loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the. These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts. Many of these come from English and other Germanic languages. | ||
Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'': | |||
*''Aria'' (name) - ''Ariae'' (if the noun ends in ''a'', then only ''e'' is added) | |||
*''Mari'' (type of fish) - ''Mariae'' | |||
===Personal Pronouns=== | ===Personal Pronouns=== | ||