Re : Using numberless substantives
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| Date: | Sunday, June 20, 1999, 18:47 |
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Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 20/06/99 19:13:49 , Marcos a =E9crit :
> I'd like to know whether some one of you has dealt with a conlang
> where three endings for nouns were used:
> 1 - one for the numberless noun
> 2 - one for the singular noun
> 3 - one for the plural noun
> =20
there are natlangs having no specific plural or default singular tag and=20
making it clear that you speak of only one or else of a definite number of=20
items with classificators. many conlangs do so :
miki : house(s)
mumiki : house as a dwelling archetype
mikimiki : houses
mimiki : one house
mamiki : town(s)
mimamiki : one town
etc.
mathias