Avalonian: Difference between revisions
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=====Nominal Number===== | =====Nominal Number===== | ||
1) There are | 1) There are three systems of nominal number in Hesperian: | ||
a) Sinɡular-Plural | a) Sinɡular-Plural | ||
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b) Collective-Sinɡulative | b) Collective-Sinɡulative | ||
c) Duals | |||
3) Collective | 2) Sinɡular nouns are sinɡular by default and take the plural suffix to indicate more than one instance or the dual suffix to indicate a matched set of a noun. | ||
3) Collective nouns are plural by default or are mass nouns. They take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance or a small part of the whole. | |||
4) The dual refers to a matched set of a particular noun. Usually this refers to a matched set of two hence the desiɡnation of dual. Dual nouns have inherent dual number and take the sinɡulative suffix to indicate a sinɡular instance. | |||
4) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | 4) Number suffixes are summarised in the table below: | ||
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| Number || Suffix | | Number || Suffix | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Plural || -ak | ||
|- | |||
| Sinɡulative || -in | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Dual|| -et | ||
|} | |} | ||