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Nouns inflect for definiteness, as follows:
Nouns inflect for definiteness, as follows:
*Singular: -əs (after C), (from haz-ze and haz-zū)
*Singular: -əs (after C), (from haz-ze and haz-zū)
** -u nouns become -ləs: ''apu, apləs'' 'an apple, the apple'
*Plural: -il, replacing the plural suffix ''-ə'' if any (from ha-2ili), -u + -il > -ul
*Plural: -il, replacing the plural suffix ''-ə'' if any (from ha-2ili), -u + -il > -ul
** ''aplə, apul'' 'apples, the apples'
** Plurals must be memorized! For example -u may become -ləs (specifically when the -u comes from a vocalized /-l/).


Words ending in a schwa add an intrusive R between the final vowel and the plural suffix.
Words ending in a schwa add an intrusive R between the final vowel and the plural suffix.
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