Grammatical number (Meadow Mari)
Pl
Pl: The number system is limited to singular and plural.
(1) The singular and plural paradigm of the noun olma ‘apple’ (Bereczki 1990:32)
| Sg | Pl | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | olma | olma-vlak |
| Acc | olma-m | olma-vlak-əm |
| Dat | olma-lan | olma-vlak-lan |
| Gen | olma-n | olma-vlak-ən |
| Lat | olma-š | olma-vlak-əš |
| Ill | olma-š(ke) | olma-vlak-əš(ke) |
| Iness | olma-šte | olma-vlak-əšte |
| Abl | olma-leč | olma-vlak-leč |
| Komp | olma-la | olma-vlak-la |
| Kom | olma-ge | olma-vlak-ge |
| Kar | olma-de | olma-vlak-de |
(2) The present tense paradigm of the verbs tolaš ‘come’, and kolaš ‘die’ (Alhoniemi 1985: 110)
| Paradigm I. | Paradigm II. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sg | Pl | Sg | Pl | |
| 1st person | tol-am | tol-əna | kol-em | kol-ena |
| 2nd person | tol-at | tol-əda | kol-et | kol-eda |
| 3rd person | tol-eš | tol-əšt | kol-a | kol-at |
The number system of Meadow Mari is present both on the nominal (1) and the verbal categories (2). In both cases the number system consists of singular and plural.
Author: Bogáta Timár