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===Nouns===

Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For nouns ending in ''-o'' ~~(which are generally feminine)~~, the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities".

Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For feminine nouns ending in ''-o'', the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities". Masculine nouns assimilate the ''-o'' to the ending.

Body parts often have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn''. The short plural is used to refer to body parts belonging to one person.

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* Masculine: -''ki''

* Feminine: -''ti''

Other determiners that behave similarly to the definite article:

*Possessives (see [[Af Mexee#Personal Pronouns|Personal Pronouns]])

*Demonstratives:

**''-kan/tan'': this, these

**''-kaas/taas'': that, those

*Interrogative:

**''-kee/tee'': which

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 ===Nouns===
-Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For nouns ending in ''-o'' (which are generally feminine), the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities".
+Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For feminine nouns ending in ''-o'', the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities". Masculine nouns assimilate the ''-o'' to the ending.
 Body parts often have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn''. The short plural is used to refer to body parts belonging to one person.
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 * Masculine: -''ki''
 * Feminine: -''ti''
+Other determiners that behave similarly to the definite article:
+*Possessives (see [[Af Mexee#Personal Pronouns|Personal Pronouns]])
+*Demonstratives:
+**''-kan/tan'': this, these
+**''-kaas/taas'': that, those
+*Interrogative:
+**''-kee/tee'': which
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