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** {{cop|'''ⲥⲟⲛ'''}} (brother), {{cop|'''ⲣⲱⲙⲉ'''}} (human, person), {{cop|'''ⲱⲓⲕ'''}} (bread), {{cop|'''ⳣⲱⲙ'''}} (food)
** {{cop|'''ⲥⲟⲛ'''}} (brother), {{cop|'''ⲣⲱⲙⲉ'''}} (human, person), {{cop|'''ⲱⲓⲕ'''}} (bread), {{cop|'''ⳣⲱⲙ'''}} (food)
* Feminine:
* Feminine:
** {{cop|'''ⲥⲱⲛⲉ'''}} (sister), {{cop|'''ϩⲓⲙⲉ'''}} (woman), {{cop|'''ⲙⲁⲩ'''}} (mother), {{cop|'''ϩⲉⲭⲱ'''}} (history)
** {{cop|'''ⲥⲱⲛⲉ'''}} (sister), {{cop|'''ϩⲓⲙⲉ'''}} (woman), {{cop|'''ⲙⲁⲩ'''}} (mother), {{cop|'''ⲁϩϭⲱ'''}} (history)


Nominal particles always carry a fixed gender.
Nominal particles always carry a fixed gender.
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Adjectives with a long vowel and ending in ''ei'' (ⲉ) are prone to replacing their long vowel with a short equivalent and a consonant, usually ''ro'' (ⲣ) and sometimes ''tau'' (ⲧ). The exact consonant is largely unpredictable without historical context.
Adjectives with a long vowel and ending in ''ei'' (ⲉ) are prone to replacing their long vowel with a short equivalent and a consonant, usually ''ro'' (ⲣ) and sometimes ''tau'' (ⲧ). The exact consonant is largely unpredictable without historical context.


* {{cop|'''ⲙⲏⲧⲉ'''}} (central) > {{cop|'''ⲙⲁⲑⲣⲉ'''}} (from Egyptian ''mtr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈmutɾat/}})
* {{cop|'''ⲙⲏⲧⲉ'''}} (central) > {{cop|'''ⲙⲁⲑⲣⲉ'''}} (from pseudo-Late Egyptian ''mtr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈmøtɾə/}})
* {{cop|'''ϩⲏⲕⲉ'''}} (hungry) > {{cop|'''ϩⲁⲭⲣⲉ'''}} (from Egyptian ''ḥqr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈħuqʼɾat/}})
* {{cop|'''ϩⲏⲕⲉ'''}} (hungry) > {{cop|'''ϩⲁⲭⲣⲉ'''}} (from pseudo-Late Egyptian ''ḥqr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈħøqʼɾə/}})
* {{cop|'''ⲣⲱⲙⲉ'''}} (human) > {{cop|'''ⲣⲟⲙⲧⲉ'''}} (from Egyptian ''rmṯ.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈɾamcit/}})
* {{cop|'''ⲣⲱⲙⲉ'''}} (human) > {{cop|'''ⲣⲟⲙⲧⲉ'''}} (from pseudo-Late Egyptian ''rmṯ.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈɾamtə/}})
* {{cop|'''ⲧⲱϣⲉ'''}} (dark red) > {{cop|'''ⲧⲁϣⲣⲉ'''}} (from Egyptian ''dšr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈtʼaʃɾit/}})
* {{cop|'''ⲧⲱϣⲉ'''}} (dark red) > {{cop|'''ⲧⲁϣⲣⲉ'''}} (from pseudo-Late Egyptian ''dšr.t'' *{{IPA|/ˈtʼaʃɾə/}})


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
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