Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the singulative suffix to indicate a singular instance or a small part of the whole. | 3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the singulative suffix to indicate a singular instance or a small part of the whole. | ||
4) Chenconian also has a dual number which is used to mark nouns that occur in pairs or sets. | 4) Chenconian also has a dual number which is used to mark nouns that occur in matched pairs or sets and ɡroups of three to five unmatched objects. | ||
5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | 5) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||
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| Number || Suffix | | Number || Suffix | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Plural || - | | Plural || -at | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Dual || - | |Dual || -uk | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Singulative || - | | Singulative || -in | ||
|} | |} | ||
====Case==== | ====Case==== | ||