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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
The plural of nouns is always ''-a'' if the noun ends in a C, or ''-n'' if the noun ends in a V. | |||
Bhadhagha lost grammatical gender. | |||
The definite article is ''an''-L for singular nouns and ''na''-N for plural nouns. Colloquial Bhadhagha may drop the definite article in the singular (leaving behind just the lenition), and also in the plural (leaving behind the eclipsis) if the initial C of the noun is "eclipsable" (i.e. is one of ''∅, p, t, c, b, d, g, f, s''). | The definite article is ''an''-L for singular nouns and ''na''-N for plural nouns. Colloquial Bhadhagha may drop the definite article in the singular (leaving behind just the lenition), and also in the plural (leaving behind the eclipsis) if the initial C of the noun is "eclipsable" (i.e. is one of ''∅, p, t, c, b, d, g, f, s''). | ||
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an eafhad = (specifically) a cat | an eafhad = (specifically) a cat | ||
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The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: ''(an) schain ri h-Aodhàn'' (Aodhàn's friend). It can be omitted in casual Bhadhagha: ''schain h-Aodhàn''. | The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: ''(an) schain ri h-Aodhàn'' (Aodhàn's friend). It can be omitted in casual Bhadhagha: ''schain h-Aodhàn''. | ||