Noun Stems ending with a vowel + i

Nouns ending in -ai in the singular, have endings with -aa. The first vowel of the suffix (-i) and the last vowel of the stem (-i) are dropped, while the preceding vowel of the stem (-a) lengthens.

ᓂᐦᑑᑲᐃ nihtuukai (nid) my ear

0	ᓂᐦᑑᑲᐃ		nihtuukai
0p / 0’p	ᓂᐦᑑᑲᐃᐦ		nihtuukaih
0′	ᓂᐦᑑᑳᔫ		nihtuukaayuu
LOC	ᓂᐦᑑᑳᐦᒡ		nihtuukaahch