Definite Articles
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1. Translations
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1. Adjectives
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2. alphabet & tests
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3. Animals and Roles
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4. Definite Articles
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5. Grammatical Marks
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10. Punctuation
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11. Transitivity
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13. Verb Conjugations
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There are four main definite articles in Ssamaf, one for each noun class:| ABST | AN | IN | INT |
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| aon aon | aem aem | ion ion | ien ien |
When working with a noun that begins with a vowel, these are the forms of the article you are to use. When with a noun beginning with a consonant, you remove the final consonant in the article. So:
- aon afejdefeat the defeat (abstract)
- ao k'iolevidence the evidence (abstract)
- aem akflow the flow (animate)
- ae k'atanheart the heart (animate)
- ion ojaktashroud, cerements the shroud (inanimate)
- io mashorn, hoof the horn (inanimate)
- ien osek'rodent the rodent (intelligent)
- ie somsalodrawer of blood the lamprey (intelligent)
The definite articles are regular in that they never stray from these rules. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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