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(DETERMINER) (QUANTIFIER) NOUN (ADJECTIVE)* (RELATIVE_CLAUSE)

The determiner is obligatory unless the noun is in the direct case.

There are five determiners:

The determiner is inflected for case and number.

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-===Noun Structure===
+==Noun Phrase==
-====Stems====
+(DETERMINER) (QUANTIFIER) NOUN (ADJECTIVE)* (RELATIVE_CLAUSE)
-stem = root + class marker
-====Plurality====
+===Determiners===
-plural = stem+reduplication of stressed syllable
+The determiner is obligatory unless the noun is in the direct case.
-====Noun Phrases====
+There are five determiners:
-NOUN ADJECTIVE QUANTIFIER DETERMINER RELATIVE-CLAUSE
+* ? - indefinite
+* ? - definite
+* ? - this
+* ? - that
+* ? - the other
-====Case Markers====
+The determiner is inflected for case and number.
-Case markers are enclitics that attach to the end of the noun phrase
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+! Case
+! Singular
+! Plural
+|-
+| Direct
+| -Ø-
+| -Ø-
+|-
+| Ergative
+|
+|
+|-
+| Accusative
+|
+|
+|-
+| Instrumental
+|
+|
+|-
+| Benefactive
+|
+|
+|-
+| Locative
+|
+|
+|-
+| Commititive
+|
+|
+|}