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CHECK. Read the statements. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. Balinese children’s names are based on the order in which they are born. T F

F
T
2. The Balinese use / for the first-born child and Ni for the second-born.
F
T
3. A Luo baby’s name often relates to the day the child was born.

F
4. In the Luo culture, O indicates male.
T
5. A Wikmungkan naming ceremony takes place after the birth of a baby. T F

DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.

Look at the underlined words in the sentences. Write $ above the three singular count nouns,
P above the three plural count nouns, and NC above the three non-count nouns.

P

1. The names can be given to either boys or girls, but there is a way to distinguish gender.
2. ...and the second often refers to the time, the weather, or other information related to the day

of the child’s of birth.

3. A indicates “female” and -koth is the word for “rain.”

Check () the correct information about the nouns in exercise A.

Singular Count Plural Count Non-Count
Nouns (S) Nouns (P) Nouns (NC)

1. This type of noun cannot be plural. | | |

2. This type of noun follows a/an. | | |

3. This type of noun ends in-s. | | |

eT
yy <a,
i
a TD

>
,
ea
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