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**Family members don't take the singulative particle: For example, ''Pab ryn cøllws ob.'' means "My dad is the best." | **Family members don't take the singulative particle: For example, ''Pab ryn cøllws ob.'' means "My dad is the best." | ||
*''na'' for specific plural | *''na'' for specific plural | ||
*''bo'' for non-specific or collective (number neutral) | *''bo'' or no article for non-specific or collective (number neutral) | ||
In particular, there is no definiteness distinction. | In particular, there is no definiteness distinction. | ||
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'. | 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'. | ||