Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
1) There are | 1) There are two systems of nominal number in Hesperian: | ||
a) Sinɡular-Plural | a) Sinɡular-Plural | ||
b) Collective-Sinɡulative | b) Collective-Sinɡulative | ||
2) Sinɡular nouns are sinɡular by default and take the plural suffix to indicate more than one instance or the dual suffix to indicate a matched set of a noun. | 2) Sinɡular nouns are sinɡular by default and take the plural suffix to indicate more than one instance or the dual suffix to indicate a matched set of a noun. | ||
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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 | 4) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Sinɡulative || -in | | Sinɡulative || -in | ||
|} | |} | ||