Grammatical number (Udmurt)

Pl: The number system is limited to singular and plural.

(1)dyšetiśvera-śk-e.
teacherspeak‑PRS‑3SG
'The teacher is speaking.' (Y. S.)

(2)dyšetiś-jos vera-śk-o.
teacher‑PLspeak‑PRS‑3PL
'The teachers are speaking.' (Y. S.)

(3)ta-izbadźym,so-izpići.
this‑DETbigthat‑DETsmall
’This is big, that is small.’ (Y. S.)

(4)ta-os-yzbadźym-eś,so-os-yzpići-jeś.
this‑PL‑DETbig‑PLthat‑PL‑DETsmall‑PL
’These are big, those are small.’ (Y. S.)

In Udmurt, grammatical number is indicated on the nominal, adjectival, and verbal categories (1)-(4). Number marking consists of singular and plural marking in each case.

Author: Erika Asztalos


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