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Eevo uses a collective-singulative-plurative system. Number is marked with determiners, not by affixes:

*''ci'' for singulative

*''a(ð)'' for singulative

*''na'' for plurative

*''bo'' for collective

Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. A noun in the collective form refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''bo fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''~~ci fosgul~~'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''na ~~fosgul~~'' means 'valiant deeds'.

Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. A noun in the collective form refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''bo fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''a fosgu'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''na fosgu'' means 'valiant deeds'.

''Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural.''

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 Eevo uses a collective-singulative-plurative system. Number is marked with determiners, not by affixes:
-*''ci'' for singulative
+*''a(ð)'' for singulative
 *''na'' for plurative
 *''bo'' for collective
-Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. A noun in the collective form refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''bo fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''ci fosgul'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''na fosgul'' means 'valiant deeds'.
+Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. A noun in the collective form refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". This distinction also applies to abstract nouns (which often use unmarked collectives). The collective of an abstract noun refers to the quality in general, and the singulative and plurative refer to one or more specific instances or manifestations of the abstraction. For example, the collective ''bo fosgu'' means 'valor (in general)'; the singulative ''a fosgu'' means 'a valiant deed'; the plurative ''na fosgu'' means 'valiant deeds'.
 ''Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural.''