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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Compared to verb inflection, noun inflection in Rttirri is fairly simple. | Compared to verb inflection, noun inflection in Rttirri is fairly simple. | ||
All nouns are pluralized with ''-ma'', and this suffix is maintained when a specific number is used. However, the plural suffix eliminates the need for any inflection on determiners or adjectives. | |||
:''irtu hhike'' | |||
:tree that | |||
:that tree | |||
:''irtu-'''ma''' symui kuiui hhike na-fuka-pu'' | |||
:tree-PL tall five that 1SG.GEN-yard-LOC | |||
:those five tall trees in my garden | |||
Nouns have no grammatical gender, although the affix ''-kasi'' can be optionally used to explicitly "switch" their natural gender. Typically, masculinity is assumed, but there are exceptions. | Nouns have no grammatical gender, although the affix ''-kasi'' can be optionally used to explicitly "switch" their natural gender. Typically, masculinity is assumed, but there are exceptions. | ||