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==== Noun numbers ====
==== Noun numbers ====
* Zero - Indicates no objects. ''No one dares.''
* Singular - Indicates a single object.
* Singular - Indicates a single object.
* Singulative - Indicates a single object of a mass noun. ''One grain of rice''
* Singulative - Indicates a single object of a mass noun. ''One grain of rice''
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** The lack of a semivowel marks the Proximate.
** The lack of a semivowel marks the Proximate.
* V marks the Number.
* V marks the Number.
** -u- or -o- when preceeded by /w/ indicates the Zero number.
** -a- indicates the Singular.
** -a- indicates the Singular.
** -ɒ- indicates the Singulative.
** -ɒ- indicates the Singulative.