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=====Singulative===== | =====Singulative===== | ||
The [[w:singulative|singulative]] ({{sc|sg}}) denotes one, single noun, and roughly corresponds to the English equivalent of [[w:singular|singular]]. A singulative noun is a single item, either of a collective noun or even a mass noun. | The [[w:singulative|singulative]] ({{sc|sg}}) denotes one, single noun, and roughly corresponds to the English equivalent of [[w:singular|singular]]. A singulative noun is a single item, either of a collective noun or even a mass noun. | ||
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<!-- Sentence --> | |||
| colspan="2"|'''Tingi-thau yáni?''' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="2"|'''Ángi hínga-yi?''' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="2"|'''Thún rápi.''' | |||
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<!-- Pronunciation--> | |||
| colspan="2"|/tɪŋgɪ t̺ʰaʊ ʝænɪ/ | |||
! | |||
| colspan="2"|/æŋgɪ hɨŋga ʝɪ/ | |||
! | |||
| colspan="2"|/t̺ʰʊn ræpɪ/ | |||
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<!-- Morphemes--> | |||
|<small>gur</small> | |||
|<small>-a</small> | |||
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|<small>gur</small> | |||
|<small>{{blue|-∅}}</small> | |||
! | |||
|<small>gur</small> | |||
|<small>-an</small> | |||
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<!-- Gloss--> | |||
|pig.{{sc|unm.an}} | |||
| -{{sc|nom.sg.}} | |||
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|pig.{{sc|unm.an}} | |||
| -{{sc|nom.dc.}} | |||
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|pig.{{sc|unm.an}} | |||
| -{{sc|nom.pl.}} | |||
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<!-- Translations --> | |||
| colspan="2"| ''Do you see a corpse?'' | |||
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| colspan="2"|''Pigs (''as a race'')<br> Pigs (''as a group'')<br> Two pigs'' | |||
! | |||
| colspan="2"|''Pigs; several'' | |||
|} | |||
=====Dual-collective===== | =====Dual-collective===== | ||
The [[w:dual number|dual]]-[[w:collective number|collective]] number ({{sc|dc}}) is a special number to the Hrasic language. The dual-collective primarily marks the collective sense, whereas English uses the plural. It does however also signify two nouns, a pair, in certain contexts. | The [[w:dual number|dual]]-[[w:collective number|collective]] number ({{sc|dc}}) is a special number to the Hrasic language. The dual-collective primarily marks the collective sense, whereas English uses the plural. It does however also signify two nouns, a pair, in certain contexts. |