| Part of Speech | n2 |
| comment | Collective nouns are formally singular; i.e. <abana> takes the singular article of the 2nd class <a> ART2.SG. |
Example 22:
Teo bon bona he, a abana vaa vaan na vagavagana rapana vaan.On this day, however, the men of the village were fishing near the village.
- Source:
- Aro 06E(Eno) 054
Example 23:
A abana vaa tahii o vagavagana vamataa kurusu.The people of the sea are very good fishermen. (lit. (are) very well fishing)
- Source:
- SiiSen 01W 003
Example 24:
Nabunuu roho, a kaku goroto, amaa abana bebeera koa to pakupaku roho bari.In former times the butchering of turtles was only done by chiefly men.
- Source:
- Naph 01W 031