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ix, ixtin<br> | ix, ixtin<br> | ||
wui, witin (irreg)<br> --> | wui, witin (irreg)<br> --> | ||
The Omonkwi plural has different forms that are quite predictable. All words ending in a vowel will take a reduced suffix -'''t''', however, those that are only one syllable often take a -'''tin''' ending. This can include some irregular plurals that change the root. | Omonkwi distinguishes singular from plural number. The Omonkwi plural has different forms that are quite predictable. All words ending in a vowel will take a reduced suffix -'''t''', however, those that are only one syllable often take a -'''tin''' ending. This can include some irregular plurals that change the root. | ||
:ipāgna → ''ipāgnat'' ("mountain, mountains") | :ipāgna → ''ipāgnat'' ("mountain, mountains") | ||
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:wui → ''witin'' ("day, days") | :wui → ''witin'' ("day, days") | ||
Words that end in a stop, an 'n' or 'x', take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -l take a plural ending -''' | Words that end in a stop, an 'n', 's' or 'x', take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -l take a plural ending -'''lin''' and words ending in -m take -'''in'''. | ||
:teōp → ''teōptin'' ("eagle, eagles") | :teōp → ''teōptin'' ("eagle, eagles") | ||
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:teōp → ''teteōp'' ("eagle, eagles") | :teōp → ''teteōp'' ("eagle, eagles") | ||
{| class="bluetable" | |||
marks for possessed and possessor. | |- | ||
! Ending !! Plural !! Example | |||
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| -V || -t || ''ipāgna, ipāgnat'' | |||
|- | |||
| -V (one syl.) || -tin || ''wui, witin'' | |||
|- | |||
| -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin'' | |||
|- | |||
| -l || -lin || ''šival, šivallin'' | |||
|- | |||
| -m || -in || ''kum, kumin'' | |||
|- | |||
| -tlV || (l)-tin || ''atli, altin'' | |||
|- | |||
| some animate nouns || CV<sub>1</sub>- (redup.) || ''teōp, teteōp'' | |||
|} | |||
==== Cases ==== | |||
<!--marks for possessed and possessor. | |||
teōpca, -ca ergative | teōpca, -ca ergative | ||
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na-, for, dative? | na-, for, dative? | ||
''ipācnat gōki-ma šivallin'' | ''ipācnat gōki-ma šivallin''--> | ||
Omonkwi nouns inflect for 5 cases, plurals of those are formed just like regular plurals but are marked after the case ending. Some cases depend on whether the noun is animate or inanimate. | |||
{| class="bluetable" | |||
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! Case !! Ending !! Form | |||
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| '''Ergative''' || -ca || ''teōpca'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''Dative''' || na- || ''nateōp'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''Genitive''' || -ma || ''teōpma'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''Locative''' || -ba, -pan || ''teōpan, šivalba'' | |||
|} | |||
=== Adjectives === | === Adjectives === | ||