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**'''Tonal vocative''': Formed with a high tone in the initial mora (and no other high tones). Regardless of the regular plural suffix, the plural takes ''-(a)yaal''. | **'''Tonal vocative''': Formed with a high tone in the initial mora (and no other high tones). Regardless of the regular plural suffix, the plural takes ''-(a)yaal''. | ||
**'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types: "specific" and "general" vocatives. | **'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types: "specific" and "general" vocatives. | ||
***"Specific" vocatives: have high tone | ***"Specific" vocatives: have high tone (but do not affect those in the word). | ||
****Masculine: ''-ów'' (any final vowels are elided) | ****Masculine: ''-ów'' (any final vowels are elided) | ||
****Feminine: ''-éy'' (ending in consonant or ''-e'') / ''-óy'' (ending in ''-o'') / ''-áy'' (ending in ''-a'') | ****Feminine: ''-éy'' (ending in consonant or ''-e'') / ''-óy'' (ending in ''-o'') / ''-áy'' (ending in ''-a'') | ||
****Plural: ''-oónyów / -yáalów / -(a)yáalów'' | ****Plural: ''-oónyów / -yáalów / -(a)yáalów'' | ||
***"General" vocatives: | ***"General" vocatives: have low tone. These cannot be used with definite or proper nouns. | ||
****Masculine: ''-yow'' (corresponds to Af Maxaa ''-yohow'') | ****Masculine: ''-yow'' (corresponds to Af Maxaa ''-yohow'') | ||
****Feminine: ''-yey'' (corresponds to Af Maxaa ''-yahay'') | ****Feminine: ''-yey'' (corresponds to Af Maxaa ''-yahay'') | ||