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-Mass nouns indicating powders and granular substances are indicated in the plural with the singular referring to an individual grain.
+Many words denoting powders and granular substances are used in the plural with the singular referring to an individual grain.
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-Unusually, water is indicated in the plural as well, possibly reflecting the Ngolu's atomistic theory of matter.
+Water referred to as '''hunia''', potable water, is indicated in the plural as well when it is a quantity larger than what one person can drink in one sitting.
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 | "the things that" || "are potable"
 |-
-| colspan="2" |''the (drinkable) water''
+| colspan="2" |''the (large quantity of drinkable) water''
+|}
+:Plural:
+::{| cellpadding="2"
+|-
+| '''xu''' || '''hunia'''
+|-
+| NOM.3p.DEF.INAN.REL || be.potable
+|-
+| "the things that" || "are potable"
+|-
+| colspan="2" |''the (serving of drinkable) water''
 |}