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Morphology

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 * ''un nostru pare'' = "a father of ours"
 ==Example texts==

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Verbs

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	\|+ class="nowrap" \| 2<sup>nd</sup> conjugation (''-el'') example — ''~~amal~~'' (“must, to be required to”)		\|+ class="nowrap" \| 2<sup>nd</sup> conjugation (''-el'') example — ''devel'' (“must, to be required to”)
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	! colspan="2" \| Infinitive		! colspan="2" \| Infinitive

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Contractions

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	\| ''truna ~ trun’''		\| ''truna ~ trun’''
	\|}		\|}

			Due to the contracted forms of the singular indefinite article and personal articles being identical in most cases, if a singular indefinite article is needed, the numeral 'one' (''unu'' / ''una'') is used.

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

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Nouns

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	===Nouns===		===Nouns===
	Nouns in Balearic, like other Romance languages, are split into two genders: "masculine" and "feminine. Nouns also have two numbers: "singular" and "plural". Plurals are formed with ''-s'' after a vowel, and ''-es'' after a consonant. Nouns ending in -u generally become -os in the plural.		Nouns in Balearic, like other Romance languages, are split into two genders: "masculine" and "feminine". Nouns also have two numbers: "singular" and "plural". Plurals are formed with ''-s'' after a vowel, and ''-es'' after a consonant. Nouns ending in -u generally become -os in the plural.

	When a syllable is added, an acute accent may be added or dropped in some words to keep stress on the same syllable.		When a syllable is added, an acute accent may be added or dropped in some words to keep stress on the same syllable.

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Vowels

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	* /ɛ, ɔ/ raise to [e, o] when followed by /i, u/ or [e, o]; e.g., 〈decisset〉 [deciˈsɛt], 〈oíl〉 [oˈil], 〈foreis〉 [ˈfoɾei̯s].		* /ɛ, ɔ/ raise to [e, o] when followed by /i, u/ or [e, o]; e.g., 〈decisset〉 [deciˈsɛt], 〈oíl〉 [oˈil], 〈foreis〉 [ˈfoɾei̯s].
	** In Ibizan this becomes phonemic via raising of /ɛ, ɔ/ to /i, u/ in final syllables.		** In Ibizan this becomes phonemic via raising of /ɛ, ɔ/ to /i, u/ in final syllables.
	** Note that /j, w/, being consonants, ~~does~~ not trigger raising, while [i̯, u̯] do.		** Note that /j, w/, being consonants, do not trigger raising, while [i̯, u̯] do.
	* The diphthong /ui/ may be pronounced either [u̯i] or [ui̯] freely. Similarly, /iu/ may be [i̯u] or [iu̯].		* The diphthong /ui/ may be pronounced either [u̯i] or [ui̯] freely. Similarly, /iu/ may be [i̯u] or [iu̯].

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Possessive Pronouns

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	* ''su meu libru'' = "my book"		* ''su meu libru'' = "my book"
	* ''sos meus libros'' = "my books"		* ''sos meus libros'' = "my books"
	* ''~~s’ostra~~ fija'' = "your daughter"		* ''sa vostra fija'' = "your daughter"
	* ''sas ~~ostras~~ fijas'' = "your daughters"		* ''sas vostras fijas'' = "your daughters"
	* ''na súa aviola'' = "a grandmother of his/hers/theirs"		* ''na súa aviola'' = "a grandmother of his/hers/theirs"
	** ''n’aviola d’isso'' = "a grandmother of his"		** ''n’aviola d’isso'' = "a grandmother of his"


			Singular articles will contract with ''ostru'' and ''ostra''.
			* ''n’ostru pare'' = "a father of yours"
			Compare:
			* ''un nostru pare'' = "a father of ours"

	==Example texts==		==Example texts==

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The North Wind and the Sun

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	===The North Wind and the Sun===		===The North Wind and the Sun===
	{{interlinear		{{interlinear
	\|top='''Su ventu dissu nort i su sol istavant puñande subre bal dissos dus éraz su max forte,'''<br>/su ˈvɛntu disu ˈnɔɾt i su ˈsɔl isˈtavandɛ puˈɳandɛ subɾɛ ˈbal disɔs dus ~~ˈɛrað~~ su maʃ ˈfɔɾtɛ/		\|top='''Su ventu dissu nort i su sol istavant puñande subre bal dissos dus éraz su max forte,'''<br>/su ˈvɛntu disu ˈnɔɾt i su ˈsɔl isˈtavandɛ puˈɳandɛ subɾɛ ˈbal disɔs dus ˈɛɾað su maʃ ˈfɔɾtɛ/
	\|Su ventu dissu nort i su sol ist-avant puñ-ande subre bal dissos dus éraz su max forte		\|Su ventu dissu nort i su sol ist-avant puñ-ande subre bal dissos dus éraz su max forte
	\|DEF;M.SG wind of;DEF;M.SG north and DEF;M.SG sun be-IMP.3PL fight-GER about which of;DEF;M.PL two be.IMP DEF;M.SG more strong		\|DEF;M.SG wind of;DEF;M.SG north and DEF;M.SG sun be-IMP.3PL fight-GER about which of;DEF;M.PL two be.IMP DEF;M.SG more strong

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Articles

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	* ''n’aviola'' (← ''na aviola'') = 'a grandmother'		* ''n’aviola'' (← ''na aviola'') = 'a grandmother'
	* ''n’hora'' (← ''na hora'') = 'an hour'		* ''n’hora'' (← ''na hora'') = 'an hour'


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Possessive Pronouns

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	=====Possessive Pronouns=====		=====Possessive Pronouns=====
	Possessive pronouns in Balearic inflect for the gender and number of the possessed object. The singular masculine 3rd person possessive has an accent to distinguish from homophonous ''su'' (masc. sg. of 'the').		Possessive pronouns in Balearic inflect for the gender and number of the possessed object. The singular masculine 3rd person possessive has an accent to distinguish from homophonous ''su'' (masc. sg. of 'the'). The possessive pronoun precedes a noun but follows an article.

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			Third person possessive pronouns may be replaced with ''de'' + pronoun for purposes of disambiguation (''d’isso'', ''d’issa'', ''d’issos'', ''d’issas'').

			Examples:
			* ''su meu libru'' = "my book"
			* ''sos meus libros'' = "my books"
			* ''s’ostra fija'' = "your daughter"
			* ''sas ostras fijas'' = "your daughters"
			* ''na súa aviola'' = "a grandmother of his/hers/theirs"
			** ''n’aviola d’isso'' = "a grandmother of his"

	==Example texts==		==Example texts==