Religion in Francophonie: feminine and plural nouns

Nationality and religious adjectives can become nouns when used with an article. These are identity nouns. Religious nouns do not use capital letters, unlike nationality nouns. Le musulman - l'Algérien. There is no article 'un/une' after 'être' when using nouns to describe identity. Il est Anglais: He is an Englishman. Nouns ending in -ien often change to -ienne in the feminine form: le chrétien - la chrétienne. To make nouns plural, we usually add an -s. Nouns ending in -eu, -(e)au, -al or -ail make their plurals with -(au)x.