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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: [kɑnsɑpʰu] ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' [kɑnsɑpʰu'''''']
#*Example: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''''pl''''' kansaphu'''ne'''
#Masculine nouns (-'''i'''): subtract the -'''i''' and add the plural ending -'''ɛni''' ''except'' :
#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 -'''ɛmi'''.
#*Masculine noun roots that end in -'''n''', the plural ending will be changed to -'''emi'''.
#*Examples:
#*Examples:
##[olɑkʰi] ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' [olɑkʰ'''ɛni''']
##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''''pl''''' olakh'''eni'''
##[pʰoɾɛnːi] ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' [pʰoɾɛnː'''ɛmi''']
##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''''pl''''' phoɾenn'''emi'''
#Neuter nouns (-'''ɑ'''): simply add the plural ending -'''''' (many neuter nouns are collective nouns such as [hɑmːunɑ] ''weather'')
#Neuter nouns (-'''a'''): simply add the plural ending -'''ne''' (many neuter nouns are collective nouns such as hammuna ''weather'')
#*Example: [hɑdikʰɑ] ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' [hɑdikʰɑ'''''']
#*Example: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''''pl''''' hadikha'''ne'''


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
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