Hungarian

[MORAVCSIK Edit]

This is re Bingfu Lu's query about languages with no numeral classifiers
and no obligatory plural marking on nouns.

Hungarian is a language which has no numeral classifiers to speak of
and, even though it does have a nominal plural affix, nouns
do not always receive this affix when they have a plural referent. This
is shown by the following:

   a/ Paired body parts are routinely used in the singular even
when they are meant to refer to both organs/limbs. Correspondingly, one
can talk about "half an ear" in reference to one ear; or "half an arm" in
reference to one arm!

   b/ Following a numeral, the noun must be in the singular.

Edith Moravcsik