| Affix function | number of borrowed affixes |
|---|---|
Information and examples are from Möhlig (1986). The exact source language is unknown, but “plural formation with suffixes is certainly not Bantu [and] looks somehow Cushitic” (Möhlig 1986: 279).
4 plural markers
-ɛna ‘plural’, e.g. ngɔ́mena ‘drums’ (ngɔ́ma ‘drum’), híɗɛna ‘roots’ (híɗa ‘root’), bɔ́kwɛna ‘cheeks’ (bɔ́kɔ ‘cheek’)
-ıɾa ‘plural’, e.g. símbıɾa ‘sticks’ (símbɔ ‘stick’), sâ:pwıɾa ‘palms of hand’ (sâ:pu ‘palm of hand’), pâ:ngıɾa ‘machetes’ (lupâ:nga ‘machete’)
-wakı ‘plural’, e.g. sî:ɾwakı ‘knifes’ (sî:ɾu ‘knife’), ɣɛ́ɾwakı ‘giraffes’ (ɣɛ́ɾı ‘giraffe’)
-imɔ ‘plural’, e.g. ɓánimɔ ‘branches’ (ɓána ‘branch’), ɓáɓalimɔ ‘doors’ (ɓáɓala ‘door’), ɲâ:limɔ ‘claws’ (ɲâ:la ‘claw’)