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Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by gender and in some cases, the plural ending is changed for ease of pronunciation. | Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by gender and in some cases, the plural ending is changed for ease of pronunciation. | ||
#Feminine nouns (-'''u'''): simply add the plural ending -''' | #Feminine nouns (-'''u'''): simply add the plural ending -'''ne'''. | ||
#*Example: | #*Example: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne''' | ||
#Masculine nouns (-'''i'''): subtract the -'''i''' and add the plural ending -''' | #Masculine nouns (-'''i'''): subtract the -'''i''' and add the plural ending -'''eni''' ''except'' : | ||
#*Masculine noun roots that end in -'''n''', the plural ending will be changed to -''' | #*Masculine noun roots that end in -'''n''', the plural ending will be changed to -'''emi'''. | ||
#*Examples: | #*Examples: | ||
## | ##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''eni''' | ||
## | ##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''emi''' | ||
#Neuter nouns (-''' | #Neuter nouns (-'''a'''): simply add the plural ending -'''ne''' (many neuter nouns are collective nouns such as hammuna ''weather'') | ||
#*Example: | #*Example: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne''' | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||