Pluralizing nounsPluralizing nouns

Animate words inflect a certain wayAnimate words inflect a certain way

Animate words are those objects which Animate words are those objects which are living, spiritual, words in nature and are living, spiritual, words in nature and words in motion.words in motion.

Pluralizing animate wordsPluralizing animate words

The rule of thumb is when you pluralize an The rule of thumb is when you pluralize an animate word you add k or ek 9 out of 10 animate word you add k or ek 9 out of 10 times. times.

Pluralizing inanimate wordsPluralizing inanimate words

The rule of thumb is you add n or en to The rule of thumb is you add n or en to inanimate objects to pluralize them.inanimate objects to pluralize them.

Some animate wordsSome animate words

Mko- bear Mkok- bearsMko- bear Mkok- bears Nemosh- dog Nemoshek- dogsNemosh- dog Nemoshek- dogs Sengo- squirrel Sengok- SquirrelsSengo- squirrel Sengok- Squirrels Kwe- woman Kwek- womenKwe- woman Kwek- women Pwagen- pipe pwagenek- pipesPwagen- pipe pwagenek- pipes migwen- feather migwenek- feathersmigwen- feather migwenek- feathers Dewegen- drum dewegenek- drumsDewegen- drum dewegenek- drums

Some inanimate wordsSome inanimate words

Dopwen- table Dopwenen- tablesDopwen- table Dopwenen- tables Jiptebwen- chair jiptebwenen- chairsJiptebwen- chair jiptebwenen- chairs Tasomkekos- computer tasomkekosen- computers.Tasomkekos- computer tasomkekosen- computers. Wasechgen- window wasechgenen- windows.Wasechgen- window wasechgenen- windows. Taswen- cabinet Taswenen- cabinetsTaswen- cabinet Taswenen- cabinets Bgejgen- hammer bgejgenen- hammersBgejgen- hammer bgejgenen- hammers

An older formAn older form

Older speakers and occasionally in older Older speakers and occasionally in older documents you will see yek used for documents you will see yek used for animate plural and yen used for inanimate animate plural and yen used for inanimate plural. Occasionally on certain words I will plural. Occasionally on certain words I will use these as well.use these as well.

Words that end in k.Words that end in k.

Mtek- tree Mtekok- treesMtek- tree Mtekok- trees Mek- beaver Mekok- beaversMek- beaver Mekok- beavers Mkek- box Mkekwen- boxesMkek- box Mkekwen- boxes Datbek- leaf Datbekwen- leavesDatbek- leaf Datbekwen- leaves

Some words are not able to be pluralized Some words are not able to be pluralized because they are an uncountable amountbecause they are an uncountable amount

Mbop- soup Mbop- soup Sema- tobaccoSema- tobacco Mbish- waterMbish- water

HintsHints

One thing to keep in mind is that if a word One thing to keep in mind is that if a word ends in gen or wen it is probabally an ends in gen or wen it is probabally an inanimate word.inanimate word.

Also occasionally there are words which Also occasionally there are words which are treated as animate that there isnt any are treated as animate that there isnt any real clear rymth or reason. These words real clear rymth or reason. These words will just have to be memorized. Food will just have to be memorized. Food words tend to be somewhat confusing.words tend to be somewhat confusing.