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When opposite functions are wished, on the other hand, one has solely to invert the empty space:

: ''iru_'' (definite article) ⇒ ''iru saíkat'' "it's the philosopher" (~~copulative~~)

: ''iru_'' (definite article) ⇒ ''iru saíkat'' "it's the philosopher" (oblique)

: ''nu_'' (1<sup>st</sup>-person) ⇒ ''nua'' "it's me" (~~copulative~~)

: ''nu_'' (1<sup>st</sup>-person) ⇒ ''nua'' "it's me" (oblique)

Regarding the demarcations of gender and number, the singular, dual, and plural in the masculine (''u'') and neuter (''a'') are prototypically represented by ''-u'', ''-au'', and ''-ū'', whereas in the feminine (''i'') by ''-ui'', ''-ai'', and ''-uī'', with the plural demarcation actually behaving as ''V̄'' (depending on other terms to define a vowel). In effect, the conflation of the masculine and neuter with the basic form is explained by the obsolete fusion of the former (''*-uu'') and the fact that the latter can be left unmarked (''-u∅'') to represent ''-ua''.

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 When opposite functions are wished, on the other hand, one has solely to invert the empty space:
-: ''iru_'' (definite article) ⇒ ''iru saíkat'' "it's the philosopher" (copulative)
+: ''iru_'' (definite article) ⇒ ''iru saíkat'' "it's the philosopher" (oblique)
-: ''nu_'' (1<sup>st</sup>-person) ⇒ ''nua'' "it's me" (copulative)
+: ''nu_'' (1<sup>st</sup>-person) ⇒ ''nua'' "it's me" (oblique)
 Regarding the demarcations of gender and number, the singular, dual, and plural in the masculine (''u'') and neuter (''a'') are prototypically represented by ''-u'', ''-au'', and ''-ū'', whereas in the feminine (''i'') by ''-ui'', ''-ai'', and ''-uī'', with the plural demarcation actually behaving as ''V̄'' (depending on other terms to define a vowel). In effect, the conflation of the masculine and neuter with the basic form is explained by the obsolete fusion of the former (''*-uu'') and the fact that the latter can be left unmarked (''-u∅'') to represent ''-ua''.