Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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1) There are two main systems of nominal number in Common | 1) There are two main systems of nominal number in Common Minervan: | ||
a) Sinɡular-Plural | a) Sinɡular-Plural | ||
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3) Collective nouns indicate more than four instances 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 indicate more than four instances by default or are mass nouns. They take the singulative suffix to indicate a singular instance or a small part of the whole. | ||
4) Common | 4) Common Minervan also has a paucal number which is used to mark nouns that are greater than one or fewer than five in number. When used with mass nouns has the sense of 'some'. | ||
5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | 5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||