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:wui → ''wi'''tin''''' ("day, days")
:wui → ''wi'''tin''''' ("day, days")


Words that end in a stop, an 'n', 's' or 'x', take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -l take a plural ending -'''lin''' and words ending in -m take -'''in'''.
Words that end in a consonant take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -m take -'''in'''.


:teōp → ''teōp'''tin''''' ("eagle, eagles")
:teōp → ''teōp'''tin''''' ("eagle, eagles")
:ix → ''ix'''tin''''' ("house, houses")
:ix → ''ix'''tin''''' ("house, houses")
:šival → ''šival'''lin''''' ("jaw, jaws")
:šival → ''šival'''tin''''' ("jaw, jaws")
:kum → ''kum'''in'''''


Other irregular plurals are words ending with 'tl' in their final syllable; in those cases the '-tl' becomes -l but taking the -'''tin''' suffix. In addition to those, some animate nouns may take a suffix consisting of the reduplication of the first syllable.
Other irregular plurals are words ending with 'tl' in their final syllable; in those cases the '-tl' becomes -l but taking the -'''tin''' suffix. In addition to those, some animate nouns may take a suffix consisting of the reduplication of the first syllable.
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| -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin''
| -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin''
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| -l || -lin || ''šival, šivallin''
| -l || -tin || ''šival, šivatlin''
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| -m || -in || ''kum, kumin''
| -m || -in || ''kum, kumin''
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! Case !! Ending !! Form
! Case !! Ending !! Form
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| '''Ergative''' || -ca || ''teōpca''
| '''Ergative''' || -un || ''teōpun''
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|-
| '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp''
| '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp''
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|-
| '''Dative''' || -na || ''teōpna''
| '''Dative''' || na- || ''na-teōp''
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|-
| '''Genitive''' || -ma || ''teōpma''
| '''Genitive''' || ma- || ''ma-teōp''
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|-
| '''Locative''' || -ba, -pa || ''teōppa, šivalba''
| '''Locative''' || -ba, -pa || ''teōppa, šivalba''
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