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* Cardinal numbers come before the noun. If a cardinal number is present, the singular form of the noun is used. | * Cardinal numbers come before the noun. If a cardinal number is present, the singular form of the noun is used. | ||
::''nimooyn'' "men" BUT ''afar nin'' "four men" (but ''afar nimooyn'' is also acceptable) | ::''nimooyn'' "men" BUT ''afar nin'' "four men" (but ''afar nimooyn'' is also acceptable) | ||
* | * Adjectives and determiners other than cardinal numbers come after the noun. | ||
* The definite article and other suffixed determiners attach to the noun unless it is preceded by a cardinal number, in which case they attach to the number. | |||
::''nimooy<b>ki</b>'' "the men" BUT ''afar<b>ti</b> nin'' "the four men" | |||
* Possessive phrases can be formed in two ways: | * Possessive phrases can be formed in two ways: | ||
::a) Genitive construction | ::a) Genitive construction | ||
:::'' | :::''minki Shariif'' = Shariif's house (lit. ''the house (of) Shariif'') | ||
::b) Possessive determiner | ::b) Possessive determiner | ||
:::''Shariif minkiis'' = Shariif's house (lit. ''Shariif house | :::''Shariif minkiis'' = Shariif's house (lit. ''Shariif his house'') | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||