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| ==Nouns==
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| Nurian nouns have singular and plural numbers, and inflect in case/state.
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| Nouns and adjectives fall into predetermined declension classes, regardless of the etymology. Exceptions are some irregular nouns and adjectives.
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| ===Masculine nouns===
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| Masculine nouns typically end in -ą, -į, -ų, or -ūr.
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| ''-ą'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=pasta guitar-like musical instrument|aġġiakkāt-'''ą'''|aġġiakkāt-'''ai'''|aġġiakkāt-'''at'''|aġġiakkāt-'''abeh'''|aġġiakkāt-'''ū'''|aġġiakkāt-'''uoni'''}}
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| ''-į'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=plant, vegetable|thab-'''į'''|thab-'''eih'''|thab-'''it'''|thab-'''ibeh'''|thab-'''ei'''|thab-'''īni'''}}
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| ''-ų'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=sea|fannh-'''ų'''|fannh-'''ūh'''|fannh-'''ut'''|fannh-'''ubeh'''|fannh-'''ui'''|fannh-'''ūni'''}}
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| ===Feminine nouns===
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| Feminine nouns typically end in -ai, -ei, -ī, -i, or -ui.
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| ''-ai'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=body|gand-'''ai'''|gand-'''ar'''|gand-'''ą'''|gand-'''ābeh'''|gand-'''ia'''|gand-'''āni'''}}
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| ''-ei'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=hand|tīm-'''ei'''|tīm-'''er'''|tīm-'''ę'''|tīm-'''ēbeh'''|tīm-'''ia'''|tīm-'''ēni'''}}
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| ''-ui'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=snake|maċċi-'''ui'''|maċċi-'''ur'''|maċċi-'''ų'''|maċċi-'''ūbeh'''|maċċi-'''a'''|maċċi-'''ūni'''}}
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| ===Neuter nouns===
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| Neuter nouns end in -ah, -ih, -uh, -h, or sometimes other consonants.
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| ''-ah'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=child|tett-'''ah'''|tett-'''ų'''|tett-'''at'''|tett-'''abeh'''|tett-'''ā'''|tett-'''uoni'''}}
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| ''-ih'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=name|vel-'''ih'''|vel-'''ių'''|vel-'''it'''|vel-'''ibeh'''|vel-'''ī'''|vel-'''īni'''}}
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| Also: ''davih'' 'valley'
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| ''-uh'' nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=herd|ċhid-'''uh'''|ċhid-'''ų'''|ċhid-'''ut'''|ċhid-'''ubeh'''|ċhid-'''ū'''|ċhid-'''ūni'''}}
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| C-stem nouns, C = h (from Thensarian φ):
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=fire|thūs|thuh-'''ą'''|thuh-'''et'''|thuh-'''abeh'''|thuh-'''ā'''|thuh-'''uoni'''}}
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| C-stem nouns, C = t, th, d:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=stem|bies|bie-'''dą'''|bied-'''et'''|bied-'''abeh'''|bied-'''ā'''|bied-'''uoni'''}}
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| Also ''kannans, kannantą'' 'wife'.
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| C-stem nouns, C = k, kh, g:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=wool|ȝażīs|ȝażik-'''ą'''|ȝażiċ-'''et'''|ȝażik-'''abeh'''|ȝażik-'''ā'''|ȝażik-'''uoni'''}}
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| ȝ-stem nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=water|jen-'''āh'''|jen-'''aȝą'''|jen-'''āt'''|jen-'''ābeh'''|jen-'''aȝā'''|jen-'''aȝuoni'''}}
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| ħ-stem nouns:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=horn|hel-'''āh'''|hel-'''aħą'''|hel-'''āt'''|hel-'''ābeh'''|hel-'''aħā'''|hel-'''aħuoni'''}}
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| C-stem nouns, C none of the above:
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| {{Nurian-n-decl|means=sound|uor|uor-'''ą'''|uor-'''et'''|uor-'''abeh'''|uor-'''ā'''|uor-'''uoni'''}}
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| ==Adjectives==
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| ''a'' adjectives
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| ''i'' adjectives
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| ''u'' adjectives
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| ''C'' adjectives
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| ==Verbs==
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| ===Preverbs===
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| *''aC-'' = some kind of applicative
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| *''di-'' = in, into
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| *''hei-'' = with
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| ===Object affixes===
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| ===TAM===
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| ====Present====
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| {| class="bluetable"
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| ! Person !! ''tussāni'' "I pray"<br/>(a-stem) !! ''tareni'' "I bloom, flourish"<br/>(e-stem) !! ''aillini'' "I love"<br/>(i-stem) !! ''kassyni'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)
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| | 1SG || tussāni || tareni || aillini || kassyni
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| | 2SG || tussāri || tareri || ailliri || kassyri
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| | 3SG.M || tussą || tarę || aillį || kassy̨
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| | 3SG.F || tussāh || tareh || aillih || kassyh
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| | 3SG.N || tussā || tare || ailli || kassy
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| | 1EX || tussāmē || taremē || aillimē || kassymē
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| | 1IN || tussānti || tarenti || aillinti || kassynti
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| | 2PL || tussāċċhi || tareċċhi || ailliċċhi || kassyċċhi
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| | 3PL || tussāti || tareti || ailliti || kassyti
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| ====Imperfect====
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| Reduplication rules:
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| *If word begins with C, redup first CV (V is shortened)
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| ====Preterite====
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| {| class="bluetable"
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| ! Person !! ''tussāni'' "I pray"<br/>(a-stem) !! ''tareni'' "I bloom, flourish"<br/>(e-stem) !! ''aillini'' "I love"<br/>(i-stem) !! ''kassyni'' "I eat"<br/>(ablaut stem)
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| | 1SG || tussādī || taredī || aillidī || ċēdī
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| | 2SG || tussai || tarī || aillī || ċēvȳ
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| | 3SG.M || tussāmhi || taremhi || aillimhi || ċēmhi
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| | 3SG.F || tussātthi || taretthi || aillitthi || ċētthi
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| | 3SG.N || tussāsa || taresa || aillisa || ċēsa
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| | 1EX || tussāmer || taremer || aillimer || ċēmer
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| | 1IN || tussānter || tarenter || aillinter || ċēnter
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| | 2PL || tussāċċher || tareċċher || ailliċċher || ċēċċher
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| | 3PL || tussāti || tareti || ailliti || ċēter
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| |}
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| ===Infinitives===
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