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Häskä nouns have a natural gender system. Nouns denoting females or that end in the feminine suffix ''-u'' (after C) or ''-su'' (after V) (from Proto-Lakovic *-s and the feminine verb marker ''*wa-'') are feminine. Inanimate nouns, and animals that are not dedicated words for males and females, can be used in both genders interchangeably. | Häskä nouns have a natural gender system. Nouns denoting females or that end in the feminine suffix ''-u'' (after C) or ''-su'' (after V) (from Proto-Lakovic *-s and the feminine verb marker ''*wa-'') are feminine. Inanimate nouns, and animals that are not dedicated words for males and females, can be used in both genders interchangeably. | ||
Häskä has Austronesian alignment, like [[Lakovic languages|Proto-Lakovic]]. | ====Plurals==== | ||
Plurals are formed with reduplication, as in most other Lakovic languages: | |||
*təlič = kernel, grain | |||
**tətəlič = kernels, grains | |||
====Case markers===== | |||
Häskä has Austronesian alignment, like [[Lakovic languages|Proto-Lakovic]]. | |||
Here are the basic case markers: | |||
*''id'' = direct | *''id'' = direct | ||
*''o'' = indirect | *''o'' = indirect | ||
*'' | *''kə'' = genitive | ||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||