The Plural Nouns

the use of plural "the" and Nasal mutation

The plural "the" is in. Nasal mutation only changes the beginnings of the words, and only if they are the following consonants. Consonants not on this list and vowels aren't changed.

Letter→ResultExample
Voiceless Stops
IN+C→I CHcerin → i cherin the mounds
IN+P→I PHperian → i pheriain the hobbits
IN+T→I THtalan → i thelain the tree-houses
Voiced Stops
IN+B→I Mbâd → i maid the paths
IN+D→I Ndath → i naith the abysses
IN+DR→IN DRdraug → in droeg the wolves
IN+G→I Ñgaladh → i ñelaidh the trees
IN+GL→IÑ GLglân → iñ glain the hems
IN+GR→IÑ GRgraw → iñ groe the bears
IN+GW→IÑ GWgwaun → iñ gwoen the geese
Fricatives
IN+F→I Ffalas → i felais the shores
IN+H→I CHham → i chaim the chairs
IN+S→I Ssigil → i sigil the necklaces
IN+TH→I THtham → i thaim the halls
Nasal
IN+M→I Mmirian → i miriain the silver coins
IN+M→I Nninglor → i ningloer the golden water-lilies
Voiced Approximants
IN+L→I Llass → i laiss the leaves
IN+R→IDH Rraef → idh raef the nets
Voiceless Approximants
IN+HW→I CHWhwand → i chwaind the sponges
IN+LH→ITH Llhaw → ith law the pair of ears
IN+RH→ITH Rrhoss → ith ross the whisper
Ancient Nasal-Stops
IN+B→I MBbauglir → i mbauglir the tyrants
IN+D→I NDdîr → i ndîr the men
IN+G→I ÑGgolovir → i ñgelevir the Silmarils

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