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The {{PAGENAME}} noun system is much simpler than in Cièdian: there is no case, and the masculine and the feminine merged to the common gender. | The {{PAGENAME}} noun system is much simpler than in Cièdian: there is no case, and the masculine and the feminine merged to the common gender. | ||
As in Ciètian, the singular definite article ''ye'' and ''ye<sup>N</sup>'' changes to ''yen'' (with no mutation) before a noun starting with a vowel or a semivowel. For example: | As in Ciètian, the singular definite article ''ye'' and ''ye<sup>N</sup>'' changes to ''yen'' (with no mutation) before a noun starting with a vowel or a semivowel. The same occurs for plural nouns too. For example: | ||
*''*yi<sup>L</sup> | *''*yi<sup>L</sup> ùur'' > ''yin ùur'' /jɪn ˈwɤ̂ː/ (masculine) 'the sense (nominative)'; pl. ''nan ùurn'' /nən wɤ̂ːn/ 'the senses' | ||
*''*yi | *''*yi àavr'' > ''yin àavr'' /jɪn ˈæ̂ːvə/ (neuter) 'the book (nominative)'; pl. ''nan áavr'' /nən ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'the books' | ||
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| ''yi<sup>L</sup>, yin''<br/>''yi bpràn'' /jɪ bɹæ̂ːn/ 'the corner' || ''yi, yin''<br/>''yi hār'' /jɪ xǣ:/ 'the flower' || ''na''<br/>''na bprànr'' /nə bɹæ̂ːnə/ 'the corners' || ''na<sup>L''</sup><br/>''na γǎr'' /nə ɣæ̌:/ 'the flowers' | | ''yi<sup>L</sup>, yin''<br/>''yi bpràn'' /jɪ bɹæ̂ːn/ 'the corner' || ''yi, yin''<br/>''yi hār'' /jɪ xǣ:/ 'the flower' || ''na, nan''<br/>''na bprànr'' /nə bɹæ̂ːnə/ 'the corners' || ''na<sup>L''</sup><br/>''na γǎr'' /nə ɣæ̌:/ 'the flowers' | ||
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*sg. null > pl. -r /ə/: the regular pattern | *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' | ||
*sg. falling tone > pl. rising: for nouns already ending in r | |||
**àavr /ˈæ̂ːvə/ 'a book' > áavr /ˈæ̌ːvə/ 'books' | |||
*sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: Common for nouns which were monosyllabic in Tigol. | *sg. null > pl. -n /ən/: Common for nouns which were monosyllabic in Tigol. | ||
**'' | **''tèe /tʰe:/ 'a valley' pl. ''tèen'' /têːn/ 'valleys' | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ====Tonal ablaut patterns==== | ||