definite article incompatible with the plural

[Matthew Dryer]

My database lists two languages which appear to be the opposite, where 
there is definite marker that is restricted to the plural (and no 
definite marker for singular), namely Khmer and Iaai.

Matthew

On 8/4/13 9:49 PM, Sergey Lyosov wrote:
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> Dear all,
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> Do we know of languages that have a definite article restricted to the 
> singular of the noun? That is, do we know of a definite article that 
> is incompatible with the plural?
>
>  Sergey
>
> ---
>
> Dr. Sergey Loesov
>
> Oriental Institute
>
> Russian State University for the Humanities
>
> 6 Miusskaya pl. Moscow 125267, Russia.
>
>

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