Verse:Hmøøh/Suwáábyíq/Literature: Difference between revisions
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*''<sup><s>i</s></sup>'' "de-umlauting" the singular stem (''Þrömm'' 'wall' > ''Þromm'' 'walls') | *''<sup><s>i</s></sup>'' "de-umlauting" the singular stem (''Þrömm'' 'wall' > ''Þromm'' 'walls') | ||
The plural form of a noun was unpredictable. Thus many speakers, especially non-Gamedan speaking foreigners, found this system chaotic and opted for the most common number used, usually singular for highly individualized nouns and plural for collective nouns. Thus Modern Wiobian has grammatical number only for some common nouns referring to people. | The plural form of a noun was unpredictable. Thus many speakers, especially non-Gamedan speaking foreigners, found this system chaotic and opted for the most common number used, usually singular for highly individualized nouns and plural for collective nouns. Thus Modern Wiobian has grammatical number only for some common nouns referring to people. | ||