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Eevo uses a singulative-collective-plurative system. Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. Collective refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural. | Eevo uses a singulative-collective-plurative system. Singulative and plurative (called "singular" and "plural" below for convenience) refer to one resp. more than one specific instances of the noun. Collective refers to "[noun] in general" or "the set of all [noun]". Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural. | ||
The plural is usually marked by ''- | The plural is usually marked by ''-ar''. Nouns of Netagin origin in ''-ǿ'' may use an ''-ǿv'' plural. | ||
The collective is marked by ''-n''. | The collective is marked by ''-n''. | ||
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There is no marking for possessors or possessed nouns. | There is no marking for possessors or possessed nouns. | ||
*''brits'' "language" > '' | *''brits'' "language" > ''britsar'' "languages", ''britsn'' "all languages" | ||
*''chamn'' "woman" > '' | *''chamn'' "woman" > ''chamnar'' "women", ''chamnyn'' "all women" | ||
Definiteness is ''not'' marked, unlike in Old Eevo and other modern Talman languages. | Definiteness is ''not'' marked, unlike in Old Eevo and other modern Talman languages. | ||