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== Simple stuff ==
== Simple stuff ==
=== Pluralisation ===
Do we distinguish plurals? They are a pain after all. Yeah, yeah, I guess I have to.
==== I ====
*''agūrriy'' /a.gu͜β.rɪj/ → <nowiki>*</nowiki>''agūrriyna'' /a.gu͜β.rɪː.nə/ → ''agūrrīn'' /a.gu͜β.rɪːn/
*''amik'' / a.mɪk/ → <nowiki>*</nowiki>''amikna'' /a.mɪk.na/ → ''amiǧna'' /a.mɪŋ.nə/
*''līlak'' → <nowiki>*</nowiki>''līlakna'' /lɪː.lak.na/ → <nowiki>*</nowiki>''līlaǧn'' /lɪː.laŋ.nə/ → ''līlan'' /lɪː.lan/
*''ikāru'' → ''ikāruna''
==== Irregular ====
*''ok'' → ''okok''
==== The other stuff ====
==Predicative expressions==
==Predicative expressions==
The Kāndi language lacks a clear distinction between nouns and verbs, and exhibits a flexibility between the predicate and argument in a clause. Any Kāndi content word is equivalent to a predicative expression, by default {{sc|to be + noun}}. That means that a word like '''''šay''''' would mean ''(it is a) girl''.
The Kāndi language lacks a clear distinction between nouns and verbs, and exhibits a flexibility between the predicate and argument in a clause. Any Kāndi content word is equivalent to a predicative expression, by default {{sc|to be + noun}}. That means that a word like '''''šay''''' would mean ''(it is a) girl''.