Plural of Nouns in Nkwen Language

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There are several noun classes in Nkwen Language. Here are three of them:

Nouns That Form Their Plurals By Adding The Prefix ‘mə̀’ or ‘m’̃

SINGULAR – PLURAL
ǹtsù – mə̀ntsù (mouth/mouths)
ǹtiŋə – mǝ̀ntiŋǝ̀ (heart/hearts)
ǹshi – mǝ̀nshi (face faces)
nǝ̀bǝǝ̀ – m̀bǝǝ̀ (breast/breasts
nə̀li – m̀mi (eye/eyes)
àbwo – m̀bwo (hand/hands)
nə̀gə̀ɂə̀ – mǝ̀gǝ̀ɂǝ̀ (jaw/jaws)
nə̀tòŋə – mǝ̀tòŋǝ (navel/navels)
nə̀sâ – mǝ̀sâ (buttocks/buttocks)
nə̀lwi – mǝ̀lwi (nose/noses)
nə̀sòŋə – mǝ̀sòŋǝ (tooth/teeth)
àkù – mǝ̀kù (foot/feet)
ànyì – mǝ̀nyì (fingernail/fingernails)
ǹfenə – mǝ̀fenǝ (sheen/sheens)
nə̀tùɂù – mǝ̀tùɂù (thigh/thghs)
nə̀twuɂù – mǝ̀twuɂù (night/nights)
nə̀fuŋə̀ – mǝ̀fuŋǝ̀ (fat/fats)
nə̀kâ – mǝ̀kâ (car/cars)
nə̀lòŋə – mǝ̀lòŋǝ (radio/radios)
nə̀boɂo – mǝ̀boɂo (pumpkin/pumpkins)
àfwǒ – mǝ̀fwǒ (medicine/mǝdicines)
ǹdyâ – mǝ̀la’à (house/houses)
ǹsùŋə – mǝ̀nsùŋǝ (farm/farms)
ǹtaɂà – mǝ̀ntaɂa (hill/hills)
fə̀nyə – mǝ̀nyǝ (snake/snakes)
fə̀nkəbə̀ – mǝ̀nkǝbǝ̀ (statue/statues)
fə̀sàŋə̀ – mǝ̀sàŋǝ̀ (star/stars)
fǝ̀saŋǝ– mǝ̀saŋǝ (broom/brooms)
nə̀fâ – mǝ̀fâ (twin/twins)
ǹnà – mǝ̀nà (animal/animals)

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Nouns That Form Their Plurals By Adding The Prefix “ə̀”

SINGULAR – PLURAL

àbàɂà – ə̀bàɂà (door/doors)

àkaŋə̀ – ə̀kaŋə̀ ( pan/pans)

àlə̀ŋə – ə̀lə̀ŋə (chair/chairs)

àliliŋə – ə̀liliŋə (bat/bats)

àbàrə – ə̀bàrə (insane person/insane persons)

àtsəɂə – ə̀tsǝ̀ɂə dress/dresses

àso – ə̀so (hoe/hoes)

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Nouns That Form Their Plurals By Adding The Prefix “bə̀“