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3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance or a small part of the whole.
3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance or a small part of the whole.


4) The dual refers to a matched set of a particular noun. Usually this refers to a matched set of two hence the desiɡnation of dual. Dual nouns have inherent dual number and take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance.
4) Dual nouns occur in a matched set by default. Usually this refers to a matched set of two hence the desiɡnation of dual. They take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance of the set.


4) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below:
5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| Dual|| -et
| Dual|| -et
|}
|}
# Numbered list item


====Case====
====Case====