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Nouns are reduplicated for plural, and take possessive prefixes. They do not decline for case, unlike adjectives and determiners. When nouns are preceded by a determiner or an adjective, they (even if plural) do ''not'' take a plural form. | Nouns are reduplicated for plural, and take possessive prefixes. They do not decline for case, unlike adjectives and determiners. When nouns are preceded by a determiner or an adjective, they (even if plural) do ''not'' take a plural form. | ||
{| class=" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;" | ||
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!colspan="3" |''chnousaṭ'' - 'priest, shaman' | !colspan="3" |''chnousaṭ'' - 'priest, shaman' | ||
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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives precede nouns and inflect for gender, number and case. Demonstratives and determiners also inflect as adjectives. | Adjectives precede nouns and inflect for gender, number and case. Demonstratives and determiners also inflect as adjectives. | ||
{| class=" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg collapsible " style=" text-align: center;" | ||
! colspan="3" | ''zviṭəʔ'' 'big' (masculine) | ! colspan="3" | ''zviṭəʔ'' 'big' (masculine) | ||
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! colspan="3" | ''zviṭəʔ'' 'big' (feminine) | ! colspan="3" | ''zviṭəʔ'' 'big' (feminine) | ||
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The definite article inflects as follows: | The definite article inflects as follows: | ||
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! colspan="3" | ''miʔ'' 'definite article' (masculine) | ! colspan="3" | ''miʔ'' 'definite article' (masculine) | ||
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! colspan="3" | ''miʔ'' 'definite article' (feminine) | ! colspan="3" | ''miʔ'' 'definite article' (feminine) | ||
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