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''Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural.'' | ''Collective nouns are referred to with singular pronouns, not plural.'' | ||
The plural is usually of the form [singular]''-a''. Nouns ending in a vowel use ''-r'' for the plural. Nouns of | The plural is usually of the form [singular]''-a''. Nouns ending in a vowel use ''-r'' for the plural. Nouns of Windermere origin may use an ''im-'' plural. | ||
The collective is marked by ''-yn'' for nouns with a marked collective. The singulative is marked by ''-l'' for nouns with a marked singulative. Fore example: ''brits'' "language" > ''britsa'' "languages", ''britsyn'' "all languages" | The collective is marked by ''-yn'' for nouns with a marked collective. The singulative is marked by ''-l'' for nouns with a marked singulative. Fore example: ''brits'' "language" > ''britsa'' "languages", ''britsyn'' "all languages" | ||