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There are two main articles in Azkali that are used - being the definite and indefinite articles respectively. The indefinite article is usually not marked, and is treated as the default article. If clarification is needed, a particle '''than''' is inserted. The definite article is marked via a circumfix '''a- (...) -(n)a'''. [[Baphian language|Baphian]] marks definiteness via a suffix -na, which is almost certainly believed to be derived from the Azkali definite article.

For ~~living~~ nouns, the definite article is changed depending on the sex of the noun it is modifying. This does not fully imply a grammatical gender system, as no other grammatical feature (save pronouns) are gendered in this way.

For nouns describing sapient organisms, the definite article is changed depending on the sex of the noun it is modifying. This does not fully imply a grammatical gender system, as no other grammatical feature (save pronouns) are gendered in this way.

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 There are two main articles in Azkali that are used - being the definite and indefinite articles respectively. The indefinite article is usually not marked, and is treated as the default article. If clarification is needed, a particle '''than''' is inserted. The definite article is marked via a circumfix '''a- (...) -(n)a'''. [[Baphian language|Baphian]] marks definiteness via a suffix -na, which is almost certainly believed to be derived from the Azkali definite article.
-For living nouns, the definite article is changed depending on the sex of the noun it is modifying. This does not fully imply a grammatical gender system, as no other grammatical feature (save pronouns) are gendered in this way.
+For nouns describing sapient organisms, the definite article is changed depending on the sex of the noun it is modifying. This does not fully imply a grammatical gender system, as no other grammatical feature (save pronouns) are gendered in this way.
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