10. Number

There are several pluralization strategies for nouns, the only inflectional one using the suffix -tomo. It can be combined with the plural particle jne ; this particle can also be the only exponent of plural .

1. wïrë najpïtomojne, wurijyantomojne sënka wara rë

   wïrë wïrë 1pro

   najpïtomo =jne najpï -∅ -tomo =jne grandfather-pert-pl=pl

   wurijyantomo =jne wurijyan -tomo =jne woman-pl=pl

   sënka -∅ finish-acnnmlz

   wara wara thus

   rë rë emp

   ‘My grandfathers, the women disappeared.’ ()

1. tipapëjsejne waijtajne

   tipapëjse =jne tipa -pëj -se =jne go_in_group-plur-pst=pl

   waijta =jne waijta =jne mouse=pl

   ‘The mice went away.’ (Cuento de las ratas por AnFo : 40)

There is also the particle kontomo, which marks plurality of the possessor . Etymologically, it consists of an earlier *komo suffixed with -tomo.

1. chimakontomo

   chima =kontomo chima =kontomo path=pl

   ‘their path’ ()

In many nouns, old plural markers have become lexicalized, like in wiriyamo or waraijtokomo, which show former *-yamë and *komo.

10.1 Plural marking in pronouns

TBD