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Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by adding a suffix:
Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by adding a suffix:


#Feminine nouns (-'''u'''): simply add the plural ending -'''ne'''.
#Feminine (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -'''ne'''.
#*Example: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne'''
#Masculine nouns (-'''i'''): subtract the -'''i''' and add the plural ending -'''eni''' ''except'' :
#*Masculine noun roots that end in -'''n''', the plural ending will be changed to -'''emi'''.
#*Examples:
#*Examples:
##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''eni'''
##Feminine: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne'''
##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''emi'''
##Neuter: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne'''
#Neuter nouns (-'''a'''): simply add the plural ending -'''ne''' (many neuter nouns are collective nouns such as '''hammuna''' ''weather'')
#Masculine nouns (-i):
#*Example: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne'''
#*Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -'''en'''- before -i
#*Masculine nouns that end in -'''ni''' will add the infix -'''em'''-.
#*Examples:
##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''en'''i
##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''em'''i


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
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