Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
1) There are two systems of nominal number in Tecklovian: | 1) There are two main systems of nominal number in Tecklovian: | ||
a) Sinɡular-Plural | a) Sinɡular-Plural | ||
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3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the singulative suffix to indicate a singular instance or a small part of the whole. | 3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the singulative suffix to indicate a singular instance or a small part of the whole. | ||
4) | 4) Common Mavortian also has a paucal number which is used to mark nouns that are greater than one or fewer than five in number. | ||
5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | 5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||
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| Plural || -uk | | Plural || -uk | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Singulative || -in | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Paucal || -at | ||
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