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Languages exist with both singulative morphology and the verb 'have'

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Linguistic reference discussion asks whether languages exist with both singulative morphology and the verb 'have', but the retrieved sources do not provide a confirmed list of such languages.

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Are there languages with both the singulative and the main verb 'have'?

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# Are there languages with both the singulative and the main verb 'have'? Tags: linguistic-typology, list-of-languages - Score: 6 - Views: 149 - Answers: 1 - Answered: yes - Asked by: Eric Stenshoel (91 rep) - Asked: 2017-08-08 - Edited: 2017-08-09 - Site: linguistics ## Question Celtic and Arabic both exhibit singulative forms and both lack the verb 'have'. I would like to know whether there are are singulative languages that have the main verb 'have'. ## Answers ### Answer by Eric Stenshoel (score: 3) Thanks to the reference to Stassen, I believe I have identified several languages in which these features co-exist: Kanuri, Shilluk, Krongo, Nobiin, Tirmaga and Nandi. Thanks to all.

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