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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 (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -'''ne''' | #Feminine (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -'''ne''': | ||
#*Examples: | #*Examples: | ||
##Feminine: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne''' | ##Feminine: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne''' | ||
##Neuter: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne''' | ##Neuter: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne''' | ||
#Masculine nouns (-i): | #Masculine nouns (-i): | ||
#*Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -'''en'''- before -i | #*Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -'''en'''- before -'''i''': | ||
#*Masculine nouns that end in -'''ni''' will add the infix -'''em'''-. | #*Masculine nouns that end in -'''ni''' will add the infix -'''em'''-. | ||
#*Examples: | #*Examples: | ||
##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''en'''i | ##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''en'''i | ||
##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''em'''i | ##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''em'''i | ||
#If the noun ends in a consonant, the suffix -'''eni''' will be added: | |||
#*Example: | |||
##'''tapas''' ''(n. masc)'' pasta; '''''pl''''' tapas'''eni''' | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== |
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