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Kiravic does not employ {{wp|Article (grammar)|articles}}. {{wp|Definiteness|Definacy}} is inferred from context, though in the absence of contextual clues to the contrary, nouns are generally interpreted as being definite by default. In situations where contextual clues might be ambiguous and there is a need to clarify definacy, the determiner ''lē-'' can be used to specify that a noun is indefinite, e.g. ''Ar koé '''lē-'''asdrárdas, tos dhé voé asdrár klesk skúl'' ("I spoke with '''a''' salesman, but he was not the salesman from your company"). | Kiravic does not employ {{wp|Article (grammar)|articles}}. {{wp|Definiteness|Definacy}} is inferred from context, though in the absence of contextual clues to the contrary, nouns are generally interpreted as being definite by default. In situations where contextual clues might be ambiguous and there is a need to clarify definacy, the determiner ''lē-'' can be used to specify that a noun is indefinite, e.g. ''Ar koé '''lē-'''asdrárdas, tos dhé voé asdrár klesk skúl'' ("I spoke with '''a''' salesman, but he was not the salesman from your company"). The determiner ''irdi-'' accomplishes the same distinction with greater emphasis (''Thá vú '''irdi'''sarēs Kannurē'' - "She is in '''some''' city in [[Kannur]]"). The determiners ''kē-'', ''sí-'', and ''śo-'' ("this", "that", "yonder") can be used to clarify that the referend is definite. | ||
===Adjectives and Adverbs=== | ===Adjectives and Adverbs=== | ||