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| As in Navajo, grammatical number is not marked on nouns, rather verbs index the number of their argument nouns. | | As in Navajo, grammatical number is not marked on nouns, rather verbs index the number of their argument nouns. |
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| There are three numbers: singular ({{sc|sg}}) representing one object, paucal ({{sc|pc}}) for a few, and plural ({{sc|pl}}) for many. The paucal form usually denotes two to nine items, but the boundary between paucal and plural is quite fluid; a paucal could be used for a larger number for contrast with a much larger number of things. The plural number in pronouns also serves as an honorific; complementarily, using paucal pronouns where a plural is expected entails a "dishonorific", humble or pejorative meaning.
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| ===Word order=== | | ===Word order=== |