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*''nama'' "person" | *''nama'' "person" uses the unmarked form to refer to an indefinite person or multiple people (e.g. "'''Someone''' should do this", "I saw some ''people''"). The singulative is used to refer to a specific person (e.g. "I see '''a person'''"). The plural is used to emphasize the large number of people or to talk about multiple groups of people. | ||
*''shimmira'' "bird" uses the singulative for a single bird and the unmarked form as a collective. It does not have a dedicated plural form, though ad-hoc formations such as ''shimmiroota'' may be used to refer to a very large number of birds. | *''shimmira'' "bird" uses the singulative for a single bird and the unmarked form as a collective. It does not have a dedicated plural form, though ad-hoc formations such as ''shimmiroota'' may be used to refer to a very large number of birds. | ||
*''afka'' "mouth/language" uses the singulative for a single mouth/language and the plural for more than one. It does not have an unmarked form. | *''afka'' "mouth/language" uses the singulative for a single mouth/language and the plural for more than one. It does not have an unmarked form. | ||