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===Number=== | |||
Stem suffixes denote number: non-plural and plural. The non-plural varies between -'''a''', -'''e''', and a null suffix. Which is used depends on the form and final consonant of the stem. The plural suffixes are -'''i''' and -'''ien'''. -'''ien''' is only used with animates. | |||
Generally, the null suffix is used with stems ending in: | |||
* a vowel | |||
* a single nasal (m, n, ñ, ŋ) | |||
* l, λ, r, or rj | |||
'''-e''' is used with stems ending in: | |||
* any two consonants (except rj) | |||
* stems with the suffixes -'''īk''' or -'''īw''' | |||
Regular stems ending in -'''īk''' or -'''īw''' do not use the non-plural -'''e''' suffix. For example, the stem -'''kīw'''- "skin" would not use the -e suffix, but the derived stem -'''kīwīk'''- "leather" would. | |||
'''-a''' is used everywhere else, especially: | |||
* after any single stop or fricative (varies by dialect) | |||
* after a monosyllabic stem ending in any consonant (varies by dialect) | |||
==== Plural ==== | |||
The plural suffix '''-i''' assimilates with stems ending in vowels. For example: | |||
:-ā + -i = -āe | |||
:-āe + -i = -āji | |||
:-iē + -i = -īji | |||
:-ēie + -i = -ēji | |||
=== Adjectives === | === Adjectives === | ||