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====Case==== | ====Case==== | ||
====Number==== | ====Number==== | ||
PAA seems to have had at least singular vs. plural with hints of a dual. I've chosen to go with a system reflecting the maximal situation and as such Golden Afroasiatic has three numbers. | PAA seems to have had at least singular vs. plural with hints of a dual. I've chosen to go with a system reflecting the maximal situation and as such Golden Afroasiatic has three numbers. In addition to this singular-dual-plural system a singulative-collective system seems to have existed as well, with the ever-useful ''-t'' suffix marking a single item of nouns usually considered mass nouns. | ||
====Singular==== | ====Singular==== | ||
The singular ({{sc|sg}}) is the basic, morphologically unmarked number and represents one instance of a noun, pronoun and so on. | The singular ({{sc|sg}}) is the basic, morphologically unmarked number and represents one instance of a noun, pronoun and so on. | ||