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PAA seems to have had at least singular vs. plural with hints of a dual. I've chosen to go with a system reflecting the maximal situation and as such Golden Afroasiatic has three numbers. | PAA seems to have had at least singular vs. plural with hints of a dual. I've chosen to go with a system reflecting the maximal situation and as such Golden Afroasiatic has three numbers. | ||
====Singular==== | ====Singular==== | ||
The singular ({{sc|sg}}) is the basic, morphologically unmarked number and represents one instance of a noun, pronoun and so on. | |||
====Singulative==== | |||
The singulative ({{sc|sgv}}) is a separate number form used to mark a single item. It is only used with nouns unlike the other numbers and especially those that tend to be interpreted as mass nouns. It is specified by the ''-t'' suffix. | |||
:''*zwr'' vs. ''*zwr-t'' | |||
:‘seed(s)’ vs. ‘a single seed’ | |||
====Dual==== | ====Dual==== | ||
====Plural==== | ====Plural==== | ||