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Articles

There is only one article, the definite article, æl‘, which is placed before the noun, agreeing with it in case and number. It lacks, however, any form in the basic case.

	singular	plural
indefinite	xah	-
definite	äs	äsən

In the later spoken language, the numeral šæf, one, is increasingly used as an indefinite article. This usage is, however, not allowed in the formal standard language.

æl‘ vjirul‘ kinusæh
the man sings

formal: vjirul‘ kinusæh 
informal: šæf vjirul‘ kinusæh
a man sings