(Udmurt)

NomSuffAn

NomSuffAn: Grammatical number is marked morphologically using analytic suffixes (monoexponential; i.e., the suffix expresses only the number).

(1)ńules
forest
’forest’ (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 43)

(2)ńules-jos
forestPL
’forests’ (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 43)

(3)pispu
tree
’tree’ (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 43)

(4)pispu-os
treePL
’trees’ (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 43)

(5)ńules-jos-yn
forestPLINE
’in forests’ (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 45)

In Udmurt singular number is unmarked. The marker of plurality, -os/-jos can be added to any noun. The suffix -os is used after nouns ending in vowels (4), -jos is added to nouns ending in consonants (5) (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008: 45). The sole function of number suffixes is indicating plurality.

Author: Laura Horváth


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