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Nouns decline by number in Nolwynn. The numbers in Nolwynn are: plural, dual, and singular, with a special affix that denotes “accompaniment" and one that means "all, the entire group."

[edit] [top]Singular

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Arwon: wizard
Mera: girl
Mali: bird
Luuyx: mother
Onw: bone

[edit] [top]Dual

if the word ends in a consonant, -akw; if the word ends in “a,” change to –ey; if the word ends in a vowel other than “a,” change it to ‘akw; if the word ends in an ejective, change it to –wee; if it ends in a silent -w, change it to -wee:

Arwonakw: two wizards
Merey: two girls
Mali’akw: two birds
Luuwee: two mothers
Onwee: bones

[edit] [top]Plural

if the word ends in a consonant, -a; if the word ends in “a,” change to –ee; if it ends in a different vowel, -‘a; if the word ends in -w or an ejective, change to –a, unless the stem ends in a vowel, then change to –‘a:

Arwona: wizards
Meree: girls
Mali’a: birds
Luu’a: parents
Ona: bones

[edit] [top]Accompaniment

-swo- Use this affix to denote that the referent [the root noun] does the verb with others.

Arwoswona: wizard and company
Meswora’a: girls and their friends
Luuswowee: two parents and others

Note:
When using this infix, you can pluralize the root word as well, that way it is clear that there are several referents.

Wiwuna ookxwey rewa meswora’a imiiltxa.
The girls and their friends go home. The girls go home with their friends.

[edit] [top]All

-erol- note that when using this infix, the last letter of the root changes:

If it ends in “a,” eliminate it: Lozúnerolee: all the people
If it ends in an ejective, change it to –w: Luuwerolee: all the parents
If it ends in a vowel other than a, add –‘erolee: Mali’erolee: all the birds
If it ends in a consonant, -a : imerola: all the seaweed

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