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Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts.  They are, however, inflected for number.   
Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts.  They are, however, inflected for number.   


There are three numbers in Asári, singular, dual, and plural.  All number inflection is done by conjoining a word before the noun.  ''teng'' is used for two of something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three.    Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers:
There are three numbers in Asári, singular, dual, and plural.  Number inflection for nouns is done by conjoining a word before the noun.  ''teng'' is used for two of something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three.    Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers:


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There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed human loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the.  These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts.  Many of these come from English and other Germanic languages.
There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed human loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the.  These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts.  Many of these come from English and other Germanic languages.
Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'':
*''Aria'' (name) - ''Ariae'' (if the noun ends in ''a'', then only ''e'' is added)
*''Mari'' (type of fish) - ''Mariae''


===Personal Pronouns===
===Personal Pronouns===
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