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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
====Collective nouns==== | ====Collective nouns==== | ||
<small>For a full list, see ''[[Kaikiwan/Collective nouns| | <small>For a full list, see ''[[Kaikiwan/Collective nouns|Nouns § Collective nouns]]''.</small><br> | ||
In English, collective nouns are used to indicate mainly groups of animals, like "a ''murder'' of crows" or "a ''rafter'' of turkeys". In Kaikiwan, there are collective nouns for almost all non-abstract nouns, and different collective nouns are used based on the number of said noun. | In English, collective nouns are used to indicate mainly groups of animals, like "a ''murder'' of crows" or "a ''rafter'' of turkeys". In Kaikiwan, there are collective nouns for almost all non-abstract nouns, and different collective nouns are used based on the number of said noun. | ||
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| ''òpan''<br>"tree" || ''okámwe''<br>"grove" || ''sikiwa''<br>"forest" | | ''òpan''<br>"tree" || ''okámwe''<br>"grove" || ''sikiwa''<br>"forest" | ||
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===Determiners=== | ===Determiners=== | ||
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