-komo

komo kōmō Kōmō Ye'kwana Alternative forms mch -chomo allomorph after mch i Pronunciation Suffix mch suffix forms plural or collective forms of nouns and plural forms of inanimate demonstrative pronouns Usage notes Certain nouns, such as those referring to animals, never take this plural suffix. For a few other nouns, the suffix is accepted by some speakers but not by others. When used with numerals, nouns show no morphological plural marking. Use with inanimate demonstrative pronouns and nouns is optional. When a noun marked with this suffix is marked as possessed, the suffix may indicate either plurality of the noun or plurality of the possessor. This morpheme can cause syllable reduction. It is properly a clitic rather than a suffix. Derived terms mch -etükomo'da -tonkomo References 108–109, 123 ⸗komo 96–98, 283, 292, 306–307