There are many 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) nə̀lui – mǝ̀lui (nose/noses) nə̀sòŋə – mǝ̀sòŋǝ (tooth/teeth) àkù – mǝ̀kù (foot/feet) ànyì – mǝ̀nyì (finger nail/finger nails) ǹfὲnə – mǝ̀fɛ̀nǝ (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) |
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)
Nouns That Form Their Plurals By Adding The Prefix “bə̀”
SINGULAR – PLURAL
m̀fò – bə̀fò (king/kings)
ǹkə̀mə – bə̀kə̀mə (noble/nobles)
ǹcǐ – bə̀ncǐ (in-law/in-laws)
forə – bə̀forə (rat/rats)
wàrə̀ – bə̀wàrə̀ (hawk/hawks)
kàŋə̀ – bǝ̀kaŋǝ̀ (squirrel/squirrels)
ǹtò – bə̀ntò (pot/pots)
luɂu – bə̀luɂu (dishing spoon/dishing spoons)
bàtə̀ – bə̀bàtə̀ (wine calabash/wine calabashes)
ǹdìŋə̀ – bə̀lìŋə̀ (witch/witches)
fεrə – bə̀fεrə (ring/rings)
dədoɂo – bə̀dədoɂo (frog/frogs)
ŋù – bǝ̀ (person/people
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