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** gimel rafe and native ''gh'' are [g] | ** gimel rafe and native ''gh'' are [g] | ||
* It has lost gender and grammatical mutations and mutation has lexicalized to the form that came after the definite article. h- is still added to vowel initial plural nouns but not adjectives. | * It has lost gender and grammatical mutations and mutation has lexicalized to the form that came after the definite article. h- is still added to vowel initial plural nouns but not adjectives. | ||
* Balmuriș gained an animacy distinction: noun plurals are regularly - | * Balmuriș gained an animacy distinction: non-Hebrew/Aramaic noun plurals are regularly -iņ (< -ug-n < *-óg-anna) if inanimate, -(ă)n if animate. Animate singular nouns always take the definite article ''ănd'' while the inanimate singular article is ''ă'' before a consonant and ''ăn'' before a vowel. | ||
** ănd břeythin 'the judge', nă břeythinăn 'the judges' | ** ănd břeythin 'the judge', nă břeythinăn 'the judges' | ||
** ănd leynăv 'the child', nă leynăvn 'the children' | ** ănd leynăv 'the child', nă leynăvn 'the children' | ||
** ănd beybi 'the baby', nă beybin 'the babies' | ** ănd beybi 'the baby', nă beybin 'the babies' | ||
** ănd Idăch 'the Jew', nă hIdăchn 'the Jews' | ** ănd Idăch 'the Jew', nă hIdăchn 'the Jews' | ||
** ă roșin 'the rose', nă | ** ă roșin 'the rose', nă roșiniņ 'the roses' | ||
** ăn ofis 'the office', nă | ** ăn ofis 'the office', nă hofisiņ 'the offices' | ||
The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''tu'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows. | The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''tu'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows. | ||