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*'''Plural''': Any high tones in the singular are removed, and only those of the plural suffixes are kept (which follow the same case patterns as the singular). | *'''Plural''': Any high tones in the singular are removed, and only those of the plural suffixes are kept (which follow the same case patterns as the singular). | ||
::e.g. ''nimoóyn'' "men (ABS)", ''nimooyn'' "men (NOM)", ''nimooýn'' "men (GEN)" | ::e.g. ''nimoóyn'' "men <small>(ABS)</small>", ''nimooyn'' "men <small>(NOM)</small>", ''nimooýn'' "men <small>(GEN)</small>" | ||
*'''K/t determiners''': When a noun has a k/t determiner with a tone, only the tone of the determiner is affected. If it has no high tone in the absolutive, the word behaves as it would without the determiner. | *'''K/t determiners''': When a noun has a k/t determiner with a tone, only the tone of the determiner is affected. If it has no high tone in the absolutive, the word behaves as it would without the determiner. | ||
::e.g. Remote definite article: ''nínkíi'' "the man (ABS)", ''nínkii'' "the man (NOM)", ''nínkií'' "the man (GEN)" | ::e.g. Remote definite article: ''nínkíi'' "the man <small>(ABS)</small>", ''nínkii'' "the man <small>(NOM)</small>", ''nínkií'' "the man <small>(GEN)</small>" | ||
:::Regular definite article: ''nínki'' "the man (ABS)", ''ninki'' "the man (NOM)", ''nínki'' "the man (GEN)" | :::Regular definite article: ''nínki'' "the man <small>(ABS)</small>", ''ninki'' "the man <small>(NOM)</small>", ''nínki'' "the man <small>(GEN)</small>" | ||
===Particles=== | ===Particles=== | ||