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The Classical Netagin noun system is typical of Talman languages: nouns inflect in a singulative-collective | The Classical Netagin noun system is typical of Talman languages: nouns inflect in a singulative-collective system. The ''-â'' is an inverse number marker; animate nouns have an unmarked singulative and ''-â'' in the collective while inanimate and mass nouns have ''-â'' in the singulative and an unmarked collective. There is also a construct state, which is often marked with stem changes. | ||
Nouns have a definite article ''ʔes-''. | Nouns have a definite article ''ʔes-''. | ||
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