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=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||
As in reconstructed Proto-Trans-Sarnathian, most nouns have an unmarked form and a marked form (called the ''singulative'' for sake of convenience) that is only used for indefinite singular nouns. Like Welsh plurals, the singulative is unpredictable and is marked with a suffix, vowel | As in reconstructed Proto-Trans-Sarnathian, most nouns have an unmarked form and a marked form (called the ''singulative'' for sake of convenience) that is only used for indefinite singular nouns. Like Welsh plurals, the singulative is unpredictable and is marked with a suffix, vowel changes, or both. | ||
For the definite article, the appropriate classifier is used, except for inalienably possessed nouns; the number is marked on the classifier. | For the definite article, the appropriate classifier is used, except for inalienably possessed nouns; the number is marked on the classifier. | ||