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Mass nouns indicating powders and granular substances are indicated in the plural with the singular referring to an individual grain.
Many words denoting powders and granular substances are used in the plural with the singular referring to an individual grain.




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Unusually, water is indicated in the plural as well, possibly reflecting the Ngolu's atomistic theory of matter.  
Water referred to as '''hunia''', potable water, is indicated in the plural as well when it is a quantity larger than what one person can drink in one sitting.  




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| "the things that" || "are potable"
| "the things that" || "are potable"
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| colspan="2" |''the (drinkable) water''
| colspan="2" |''the (large quantity of drinkable) water''
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:Plural:
::{| cellpadding="2"
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| '''xu''' || '''hunia'''
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| NOM.3p.DEF.INAN.REL || be.potable
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| "the things that" || "are potable"
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| colspan="2" |''the (serving of drinkable) water''
|}
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