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The article inflects and triggers mutation based on number and gender. | The article inflects and triggers mutation based on number and gender. | ||
The singular definite article ''i'' and ''i<sup>N</sup>'' changes to ''in'' (with no mutation) before a noun starting with a | The singular definite article ''i'' and ''i<sup>N</sup>'' changes to ''in'' (with no mutation) before a noun starting with a vowel. For example: | ||
*''*i<sup>N</sup> uar'' > ''in uar'' (masculine) 'the sense (nominative)'; | *''*i<sup>N</sup> uar'' > ''in uar'' (masculine) 'the sense (nominative)'; | ||
*''*i aavaħ'' > ''in aavaħ'' (neuter) 'the book (nominative)'. | *''*i aavaħ'' > ''in aavaħ'' (neuter) 'the book (nominative)'. |
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