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*''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. | ||
*''bisheeya'' "water" is always in the plural. A singulative ''bisheeti'' meaning "cup/bottle of water" exists, but it is treated as a separate noun. | *''bisheeya'' "water" is always in the plural. A singulative ''bisheeti'' meaning "cup/bottle of water" exists, but it is treated as a separate noun and has its own plural (''bisheetoota''). | ||
====Diminutives and Augmentatives==== | ====Diminutives and Augmentatives==== | ||