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Every noun falls under one of four tonal paradigms. | Every noun falls under one of four tonal paradigms. | ||
#''canǔar'' ('sitting'): The most common paradigm, the downstep remains stationary, except as required by downstep rules or in the presence of the downstep-attracting absolute possession suffixes. | #''canǔar'' ('sitting'): The most common paradigm, the downstep remains stationary, except as required by downstep rules or in the presence of the downstep-attracting absolute possession suffixes. | ||
#'' | #''synŧǐel'' ('shunning/evading'): The downstep is never on the suffix. | ||
#''the̋nác'' ('standing'): Every suffix, except for conjunct possessive suffixes, bear the downstep. | #''the̋nác'' ('standing'): Every suffix, except for conjunct possessive suffixes, bear the downstep. | ||
#''gánħārém'' ('skipping/tumbling'): The downstep is one mora before the boundary of the suffix in the base form, and moves to the desinence upon inflection by a definite suffix. | #''gánħārém'' ('skipping/tumbling'): The downstep is one mora before the boundary of the suffix in the base form, and moves to the desinence upon inflection by a definite suffix. | ||