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b) Collective-Singulative | b) Collective-Singulative | ||
2) | 2) Nouns within the singular-plural class are inherently singular and take the plural suffix to denote multiple instances. | ||
3) | 3) Nouns within the collective-singulative class are inherently plural and take the singulative suffix to denote a single instance. | ||
4) Plural refers to multiple instances six or more in number. | 4) Plural refers to multiple instances six or more in number. | ||
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| Singular || SG|| -∅ | | Singular || SG|| -∅ | ||
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| | | Collective|| PC|| -∅ | ||
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| Plural || PL|| - | | Plural || PL|| -ra (-r) | ||
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|Singulative||COL||-me (-me) | |||
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