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Examples
1. t	we (group or groups of we)
2. mp	he
nt	they (group or groups of ‘he’)

Number is not marked either in adjectives or in verbs.

Examples

1.	t^hrà c ñonà
	flower that red	that flower (is) red
	t^hrà cá ñonà
	flower that pl. red	those flowers (are) red

2.	n nts ró-c^hò	I came yesterday
	I-nom yesterday come-past

	-nà nts ró-c^hò
	we-nom yesterday come-past	we came yesterday

Articles :

Lotha makes use of remote demonstrative pronoun c¢ for definite and cardinal numeral for ‘one’ for indefinite article. In Lotha, proper nouns do not take an article.

Examples (Definite article)
1. árò c	the child
child the
2. árò cá	the children
child the pl.
3. frò c	the dog
dog the
frò cá	the dogs
dog that pl.

In phrases, article is added to the whole noun phrase and not to the noun concerned.

Examples
1.	árò	r	c¢	the small child
	child	small	the
2.	frò	m^hm	c	the good dog
	dog	good	the

As said earlier, it is to be noted that c¢ functions as definite article as well as demonstrative adjective.

Examples (Indefinite article)
1. kákò	mótsà	a book
book	a
2. frò	mótsà	a dog
dog	a

In phrases, like definite article, indefinite article is also added to the whole noun phrase and not to the noun.

Examples
1. kákò	m^hm	mótsà	a good book
book	good	a
2. kì	trìv	mótsà	a small house
house	small	a
3. kyón	m^hm	mótsà	a good man
man	good	a

Pronoun :

A pronoun is a word which is used in place of nouns and it can take a number marker, gender marker and case marker (see-3.2). A Pronoun does not take an article. Pronoun can be used in all persons whereas a noun is always used in the third person.

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