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Nouns are usually pluralized with ''-r''. If the singular already ends in ''-r'', the plural is unchanged except possibly with a tone change. | Nouns are usually pluralized with ''-r''. If the singular already ends in ''-r'', the plural is unchanged except possibly with a tone change. | ||
====Pluralization patterns==== | ====Pluralization patterns==== | ||
*sg. null > pl. -r /ə/: | *sg. null > pl. -r /ə/: The regular pattern. | ||
*sg. level tone > pl. rising tone: Common for nouns whose stems contain a *ð (Tigol ṫ) or *γ (Tigol ċ). | *sg. level tone > pl. rising tone: Common for nouns whose stems contain a *ð (Tigol ṫ) or *γ (Tigol ċ). | ||
**''hāar'' /xǣ:/ 'a flower' > ''hǎar'' /xæ̌:/ 'flowers' | **''hāar'' /xǣ:/ 'a flower' > ''hǎar'' /xæ̌:/ 'flowers' | ||
*sg. falling tone > pl. rising: for nouns already ending in r | *sg. falling tone > pl. rising: for nouns already ending in r | ||
**''àavr'' /ˈæ̂ːvə/ 'a book' > ''áavr'' /ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'books' | **''àavr'' /ˈæ̂ːvə/ 'a book' > ''áavr'' /ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'books' | ||
*sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: | *sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: For nouns which were monosyllabic in Tigol. | ||
**''tèe'' /tʰe:/ 'a valley' pl. ''tèen'' /tʰêːn/ 'valleys' | **''tèe'' /tʰe:/ 'a valley' pl. ''tèen'' /tʰêːn/ 'valleys' | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ||