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Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For feminine nouns ending in ''-o'', the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities". Masculine nouns assimilate the ''-o'' to the ending.

~~Body~~ parts ~~often~~ have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn''. ~~The~~ short plural is ~~used to refer to body parts belonging~~ to one person.

Some words (mostly body parts) have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn/yaal''. In the case of body parts, the short plural is when they belong to one person.

e.g. '''Gacantisho''' taagheen. = They raised their hand (i.e. each person raised a hand; hand is in singular).

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:'''Gacmihi''' la taaghi. = The hands (of a single person; hand is in short plural) were raised.

:'''Gacmooyki''' la taaghi. = The hands (of multiple people; hand is in long plural) were raised.

For other words, the short plural is used as a pseudo-collective noun.

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 Plural is formed with ''-ooyn'' (definite: ''-ooyki'') or ''-yaal'' (definite: ''-yaalki''). The ending ''-yaal'' is used for nouns (mostly masculine) ending in ''-e'' or ''-i'', e.g. ''tuke'' "crow" → ''tukeyaal''. All other nouns take the ending ''-ooyn''. For feminine nouns ending in ''-o'', the ''-o'' becomes ''a'' and an epithetic ''th'' is added before the ending. For example, ''maghaalo'' "city" + ''-ooyn'' → ''maghaalathooyn'' "cities". Masculine nouns assimilate the ''-o'' to the ending.
-Body parts often have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn''. The short plural is used to refer to body parts belonging to one person.
+Some words (mostly body parts) have a "short" plural in ''-o'' (definite: ''-ihi'') in addition to the "long" plural in ''-ooyn/yaal''. In the case of body parts, the short plural is when they belong to one person.
 e.g. '''Gacantisho''' taagheen. = They raised their hand (i.e. each person raised a hand; hand is in singular).
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 :'''Gacmihi''' la taaghi. = The hands (of a single person; hand is in short plural) were raised.
 :'''Gacmooyki''' la taaghi. = The hands (of multiple people; hand is in long plural) were raised.
+For other words, the short plural is used as a pseudo-collective noun.
 ===Particles===