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Formed with the suffix ''-láaba'' "-fold" (from the noun ''laaba (f.)'' "fold") attached to the unaccented dependent form of the numeral - e.g. ''lammalaaba'' "two-fold" | Formed with the suffix ''-láaba'' "-fold" (from the noun ''laaba (f.)'' "fold") attached to the unaccented dependent form of the numeral - e.g. ''lammalaaba'' "two-fold" | ||
====Nominalizing suffixes==== | ====Nominalizing suffixes==== | ||
These attach to the previous word, converting it to a nominal. They do not change the | These attach to the previous word, converting it to a nominal. They do not change the word's accent in the absolutive; other cases change accent regularly. | ||
*''-n'' (Nom.: ''-ní''; Gen: ''-́ni''): Used to nominalize verbs. The verb is placed in the subordinate. | *''-n'' (Nom.: ''-ní''; Gen: ''-́ni''): Used to nominalize verbs. The verb is placed in the subordinate. | ||
**Unlike with other nominals, the verb can occur in the plural - e.g. ''rubdóonan'' "that they live"; ''ku ma yarkínon'' "that he did not see you" | **Unlike with other nominals, the verb can occur in the plural - e.g. ''rubdóonan'' "that they live"; ''ku ma yarkínon'' "that he did not see you" | ||