Apostrophes are used:
- To show possession (e.g., one dogās kennelĀ
, two dogsā kennelĀ ) - In time expressions (e.g., a dayās payĀ
, two weeksā holidayĀ ) - In contractions (e.g., canātĀ
, isnātĀ , donātĀ ) Apostrophes are not used:
- To show plurals (e.g., three catāsĀ
, two videoāsĀ ) - Randomly before the letterĀ sĀ (e.g., He likeās pies.Ā
)