In the literary language, no definite article ("the") is used; rather, it is implied by the absence of the indefinite article ("a, an"). However, in the spoken language, the stressed suffix "-e" or "-a" is often used as a definite article. "-e" is mostly used in urban areas and "-a" is mostly used in rural areas. The first one is in newer dialect and the second one is in older dialect. The consonants and vowels changed in the years throughout history.