Determiners

A determiner can be used to narrow the reference of a noun. They appear at the end of a noun phrase, after any normal suffixes. They do not move the stress of the noun, and can only receive up to secondary stress themselves.

• • -cama やま usual
  • -nisa にさ only
  • -sabutu さぶと different
  • -matta まった also

Quantity

These are used to answer “how many?”

• • -mimutu みむと some
  • -raqi らね more

Choice

There are two sets of determiners that are both used to select a part from the whole. One group is used with count nouns, the other with mass nouns.

Count Nouns

These refer to particular members of a group.

• • -ca や only
  • -fi’atu べあと certain
  • -tapa たぱ next
  • -cari やり remaining
  • -qafa げへ last

Mass Nouns

These refer to sections of a substance.

• • -cari やり remaining
  • -sukki すっき entire

Degree

These mark the degree to which the noun matches its referent.

• • -nata なた complete
  • -naci なち somewhat
  • -ji’a じあ not
  • -hita ひた opposite
  • -ma ま used to be
  • -na’u なう will be