Celinese |
Nearly always, an -ím, -ot or -ain suffix denotes the plural form, but the stem is sometimes changed as well - consider lauth>leuthot (person>people) or the many examples of where diacritics must be introduced or removed upon the addition of the plural suffix.
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A given noun is either inherently singular or inherently collective. The inverse number suffix, -lki, indicates that the noun has other than its inherent number: plural for singular, singulative for collective. This counts as a plural suffix for WALS purposes. |