Morphology: noun plurals
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Vowel lengthening in Tese
k
áá
ɖ
à
ʔ
k
á
ɖ
à
ʔ
Cloth
k
öö
m
ɪ
k
k
ö
m
ɪ
k
Net
kw
úú
ll
ɔ
́
ʔ
kw
ú
ll
ɔ
̀
ʔ
Navel
kw
úú
ḍ
ó
ʔ
kwu
ḍ
ó
ʔ
Toad
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RCS notes that this is a common strategy in
Tulishi, a Kadu language. It probably arises
from multiple affix applications to a stem
originally beginning with a vowel