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Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns. | Evie nouns are not marked for case or gender, with the only declension being plurality. Almost all nouns have both a plural and singular, with the exception of a few plurale tantum nouns. | ||
There are several methods to pluralize nouns | There are several methods to pluralize nouns, although it must be noted that these rules have numerous exceptions, as the plurality system as a whole is highly irregular. | ||
* Suffix with -de | * Suffix with -de | ||
жэ, ''ve'' father; | жэ, ''ve'' father; жэдэ, ''vede'' "fathers" | ||
акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; | акьэ, ''akye'' "snake"; акьэдэ akyede "snakes" | ||
* Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form | * Add nothing, many nouns retain the same form | ||
ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs" | ага, ''aga'' "egg, eggs" | ||
асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons" | асаж, ''asav'' "moon, moons" | ||
* If the noun ends in a consonant, double the consonant and add -e | |||
асал, ''asal'' "mountain"; асалле, ''asalle'' "mountains" | |||
вок, ''wok'' "family"; воккэ ''wokke'' "families" | |||
* Nasalize one of the stem's vowels (the vowel to be nasalized is impossible to predict) | |||
эско, ''esko'' "pole"; ѧско, ''ęsko'' "poles" | |||
гарьэ, ''garye'' "star"; гарьѧ, ''garyę'' "stars" | |||
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