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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Lifashian nouns distinguish two numbers (''hamári'', sg. ''hamár'') – '''singular''' ('' | Lifashian nouns distinguish two numbers (''hamári'', sg. ''hamár'') – '''singular''' (''nyansyás'') and '''plural''' (''fardiycás'') – and four cases (''syálmá'', sg. ''syálman'') – '''nominative''' (''lónamsyás''), '''genitive''' (''jaynisyás''), '''dative''' (''lefsyás''), and '''accusative''' (''ebgirimasyás'').<br/> | ||
Nouns can belong to three different genders (''jensi'', sg. ''jens''): '''masculine''' (''turéssyás''), '''feminine''' (''ninfasyás''), or '''neuter''' ('' | Nouns can belong to three different genders (''jensi'', sg. ''jens''): '''masculine''' (''turéssyás''), '''feminine''' (''ninfasyás''), or '''neuter''' (''mediyás''). | ||
Nouns can be categorized as following one of six different declensions (''kilisi'', sg. and pl.); in most cases, each declension (except the fourth) only contains nouns of a single gender.<br/> | Nouns can be categorized as following one of six different declensions (''kilisi'', sg. and pl.); in most cases, each declension (except the fourth) only contains nouns of a single gender.<br/> | ||