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== Rule #3 – Nouns == N. A noun said on its own mentions it. It doesn’t assert that anything is happening. It can just be used to put concepts into the current context, or answer a question. {| class="wikitable" |- | | ján. | | “a person” | | < ꜛ''jàn'' < tok ''jan'', ult. < zh 人 |- | | pón. | | “a good thing” | style="border-top:none;" | < ꜛ''bòn'' |- | | súl. | | “a big thing” | style="border-top:none;" | < ꜛ''zùl'' |- | | tók. | | “a speaker, one that says it” | style="border-top:none;" | < ꜛ''dòk'' |} Every noun is a verb, spoken with a high tone, and if it begins with a stop consonant or fricative (e.g. p, t, tr, c, k, kp, s or x), that consonant is said voicelessly. The meaning of every noun is “something that does V”, where V is the verb form. As a result of this, every verb means to “be a N”, where N is its noun form. Kot Wawa doesn’t draw a distinction between being, doing or happening. “Being a doer of x” is the same as “doing x” in Kot Wawa. Whether a noun is definite (the) or indefinite (a) depends on context. In an empty context, they are indefinite. Nouns also don’t specify whether they are singular or plural. === Question === Based on this info, how could I say?: {| class="wikitable" |- | | “A little thing.” |- | | “One that is eating.” |}
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