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*Singular ({{smallcaps|sg}}) '''-ø'''
*Singular ({{smallcaps|sg}}) '''-ø'''
*:The singular form is the default number for count nouns, it indicates a single element (i.e. A pen. A book)
*:The singular form is the default number for count nouns, it indicates a single element (i.e. A pen. A book)
*Singulative ({{smallcaps|svg}}) '''-ʔe'''
*Singulative ({{smallcaps|svg}}) '''-'e'''
*:The singulative form marks a single unit of a mass noun, the unit is culturally and contextually determined (i.e. A drop of water. A grain of salt)
*:The singulative form marks a single unit of a mass noun, the unit is culturally and contextually determined (i.e. A drop of water. A grain of salt)
*Collective ({{smallcaps|col}}) '''-ø'''
*Collective ({{smallcaps|col}}) '''-ø'''
*:The collective form is the default number for mass nouns (i.e. Water. Salt)
*:The collective form is the default number for mass nouns (i.e. Water. Salt)
*Plural or Plurative ({{smallcaps|pl}}) '''-ʔo'''
*Plural or Plurative ({{smallcaps|pl}}) '''-'o'''
*:The plural or plurative form marks both a group of countable nouns and a group of mass nouns (i.e. Pens. Books. Waters. Salts)
*:The plural or plurative form marks both a group of countable nouns and a group of mass nouns (i.e. Pens. Books. Waters. Salts)


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