Singular and plural

To indicate that a noun is plural in Kuapianese, the suffix “-ia” is added to the end of the word. This rule also applies to adjectives that modify a plural noun, but it does not apply to verbs. Plural pronouns (for both humans and Martians), however, end in “-moen” a feature derived from the formal register of the Woersh language.

A simple example:

Shout (Martian)

Shoutia (Martians)

For words that already end in “-ia,” the character “Shoeg” (represented as “Sh”) is used to avoid confusion.

Biwikgia (spaceship)

Bikiagiash (spaceships)

Now, let’s look at how this applies to adjectives:

Jia joen (young person)

Jiash joenia (young people; English doesen't have plural adjectives, so it's kind of hard to explain the difference)

It is important to note that there are collective nouns which, while not grammatically plural, represent a group—much like the word “flock” or “herd” in English. In Kuapianese, for instance, there is the term “Kuaxéumhéu,” which refers to a herd of kuaxéus (a Martian animal with canine-like characteristics).