Re: No plural morpheme

Charlie wrote:
>I'm trying to keep Senjecan grammar as uncluttered as possible.  I
>thought that I might not use a plural morpheme if the plurality of the
>noun was obvious as when, say, a number qualified the noun.
>
>What are your experiences with this in either a natlang or your
>conlang?  I believe that Japanese does this.
>
Quite common, I'd guess. Malay/Indonesian do it-- lima (buah) mobil 'five
(counter) car(s)', banyak mobil 'many car(s)', but then plurality itself is
kind of optional.  Kash does too, with numbers-- nim ñaki 'five cars'-- but
not adjectives ñaki/ç virik 'pretty cars'. LIkewise Gwr and Prevli (so
far).