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Plural formation strategies are many in Golden Afroasiatic with it being difficult to predict which form will be the dominant one for a selected noun. Additionally, when context is clear, plural marking may be eschewed completely. Various sociogeographiclects may prefer one pluralisation marker/strategy over the other. | Plural formation strategies are many in Golden Afroasiatic with it being difficult to predict which form will be the dominant one for a selected noun. Additionally, when context is clear, plural marking may be eschewed completely. Various sociogeographiclects may prefer one pluralisation marker/strategy over the other. | ||
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The addition of ''-w'' (''-ū'') is a frequent pluralisation strategy in many Afroasiatic languages for masculine nouns. | The addition of ''-w'' (''-ū'') is a frequent pluralisation strategy in many Afroasiatic languages for masculine nouns. | ||
:''ʔab-ū'' | :''ʔab-ū'' | ||
:‘fathers’ | :‘fathers’ | ||
===== | =====T-derivation===== | ||
The almost ubiquitous marker ''-t'' surfaces again, this time as a derivational suffix forming collective nouns. This elegantly mirrors the role development of Indo-European ''-h₂''. | The almost ubiquitous marker ''-t'' surfaces again, this time as a derivational suffix forming collective nouns. This elegantly mirrors the role development of Indo-European ''-h₂''. | ||