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===Nouns===
===Nouns===
====Number ====
Nouns do not inflect for number, which is usually determined by context, but a numeral joined by the Connective ''si='' to its head noun can be used to indicate plurality, eg:
{{Gloss
|phrase = ôhi sikurasno.
| IPA = /'o:ɦi ʃi ku'raʃno/
| morphemes = ôhi si=kurasno
| gloss = two CONN girl
| translation = two girls
}}
If the noun is a core argument, then the  [[Nankôre#The_Copula|copula ]]  obligatorily marks for number.  Number is indicated on the copula by the affix ''-n-''.  For plural Agents, it is infixed, and for plural Patients, it is suffixed.  Additionally, if the copula is marked with the Inverse prefix, the prefix redundantly encodes number by vowel length, eg ''ta-'' for the singular, and ''tā='' for the plural. Some examples are given below: 
Example of a HA singular Agent acting on a LA singular Patient: 
{{Gloss
|phrase = kurasno rompóy rayrokor nitá'.
| IPA = /ku'raʃno rom'poɪ 'raɪrokor nɪ'taʔ/
| morphemes = kurasno rompóy Ø-rayro=kor Ø-ni-Ø-itá-ʔ
| gloss = girl.HA dog.LA DIR=play=EVID.HEAR DIR-PST-HS-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the girl played with the dog recently.
}}
Example of a HA plural Agent acting on a LA singular Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = kurasno rompóy rayrokor nintá'.
| IPA = /ku'raʃno rom'poɪ 'raɪrokor nɪn'taʔ/
| morphemes = kurasno rompóy Ø-rayro-kor Ø-ni-n-itá-'
| gloss = girl.HA dog.LA play-EVID.HEAR DIR-PST-HP-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the girls played with the dog recently.
}}
Example of a LA singular Agent acting on a HA plural Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = rompóy kurasno tarayrokor tānintá'.
| IPA = /romp'oɪ ku'raʃno ta'raɪrokor 'ta:nɪntáʔ/
| morphemes = rompóy kurasno ta=rayro=kor tā-ni-n-itá-ʔ
| gloss = dog.LA girl.HA INV=play-HEAR INV.LS-PST-HP-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the dog played with the girls recently.
}}
Example of a LA plural Agent acting on a HA plural Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = rompóy kurasno tarayrokor tānintan.
| IPA = /romp'oɪ ku'raʃno ta'raɪrokor 'ta:nɪntan/
| morphemes = rompóy kurasno ta=rayro=kor tā-ni-n-itá-n
| gloss = dog.LA girl.HA INV=play=EVID.HEAR INV.PL-PST-HP-COP-LP
| translation = I heard that the dogs played with the girls recently.
}}


==== The Nominal Hierarchy ====
==== The Nominal Hierarchy ====
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====Number ====
Nouns do not inflect for number, which is usually determined by context, but a numeral joined by the Connective ''si='' to its head noun can be used to indicate plurality, eg:
{{Gloss
|phrase = ôhi sikurasno.
| IPA = /'o:ɦi ʃi ku'raʃno/
| morphemes = ôhi si=kurasno
| gloss = two CONN girl
| translation = two girls
}}
If the noun is a core argument, then the  [[Nankôre#The_Copula|copula ]]  obligatorily marks for number.  Number is indicated on the copula by the affix ''-n-''.  For plural Agents, it is infixed, and for plural Patients, it is suffixed.  Additionally, if the copula is marked with the Inverse prefix, the prefix redundantly encodes number by vowel length, eg ''ta-'' for the singular, and ''tā='' for the plural. Some examples are given below: 
Example of a HA singular Agent acting on a LA singular Patient: 
{{Gloss
|phrase = kurasno rompóy rayrokor nitá'.
| IPA = /ku'raʃno rom'poɪ 'raɪrokor nɪ'taʔ/
| morphemes = kurasno rompóy Ø-rayro=kor Ø-ni-Ø-itá-ʔ
| gloss = girl.HA dog.LA DIR=play=EVID.HEAR DIR-PST-HS-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the girl played with the dog recently.
}}
Example of a HA plural Agent acting on a LA singular Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = kurasno rompóy rayrokor nintá'.
| IPA = /ku'raʃno rom'poɪ 'raɪrokor nɪn'taʔ/
| morphemes = kurasno rompóy Ø-rayro-kor Ø-ni-n-itá-'
| gloss = girl.HA dog.LA play-EVID.HEAR DIR-PST-HP-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the girls played with the dog recently.
}}
Example of a LA singular Agent acting on a HA plural Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = rompóy kurasno tarayrokor tānintá'.
| IPA = /romp'oɪ ku'raʃno ta'raɪrokor 'ta:nɪntáʔ/
| morphemes = rompóy kurasno ta=rayro=kor tā-ni-n-itá-ʔ
| gloss = dog.LA girl.HA INV=play-HEAR INV.LS-PST-HP-COP-LS
| translation = I heard that the dog played with the girls recently.
}}
Example of a LA plural Agent acting on a HA plural Patient:
{{Gloss
|phrase = rompóy kurasno tarayrokor tānintan.
| IPA = /romp'oɪ ku'raʃno ta'raɪrokor 'ta:nɪntan/
| morphemes = rompóy kurasno ta=rayro=kor tā-ni-n-itá-n
| gloss = dog.LA girl.HA INV=play=EVID.HEAR INV.PL-PST-HP-COP-LP
| translation = I heard that the dogs played with the girls recently.
}}


===Quantifiers===
===Quantifiers===
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