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Henaudute (Ἡναυδυτε) is a Dele language, spoken on Arda.

There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.

Comparison of adjectives is formed by prefixation.

There are three genders, ταν (tan, fire), λῡε (lūe, water), and γαρη (garē, earth).

Ταν is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, σταφθα (staphtha, self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems. An example is λαν (lan, the hand), which comprises νοθι (nothi, fingers).
Λῡε, terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ταν things, and ὑνταφθε (huntaphthe, non-propelled) processes such as rivers.
Γαρη, inanimate terms, including parts of λῡε things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters.

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 | <small>SUP</small> || old || <small>ADJ:TAN</small> || : "oldest"
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+===Gender===
+There are three genders, '''ταν''' (''tan'', fire), '''λῡε''' (''lūe'', water), and '''γαρη''' (''garē'', earth).
+*'''Ταν''' is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, ''σταφθα'' (''staphtha'', self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems.  An example is ''λαν'' (''lan'', the hand), which comprises ''νοθι'' (''nothi'', fingers).
+*'''Λῡε,''' terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ''ταν'' things, and ''ὑνταφθε'' (''huntaphthe'', non-propelled) processes such as rivers.
+*'''Γαρη,''' inanimate terms, including parts of ''λῡε'' things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters.