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Number affixes tend to be closer to the stem than [[case]] affixes, whenever the two are distinct ([[Linguistic universal]]s [http://typo.uni-konstanz.de/archive/nav/browse.php?number=6 #6], [http://typo.uni-konstanz.de/archive/nav/browse.php?number=7 #7]).
Number affixes tend to be closer to the stem than [[case]] affixes, whenever the two are distinct ([[Linguistic universal]]s [http://typo.uni-konstanz.de/archive/nav/browse.php?number=6 #6], [http://typo.uni-konstanz.de/archive/nav/browse.php?number=7 #7]).
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For grammatical case

Only the nominative and absolutive cases (ie. those of the subject) are commonly found as zero-marked (either wholly or allomorphically). (Linguistic universals #6, #1104)

For number

Number affixes tend to be closer to the stem than case affixes, whenever the two are distinct (Linguistic universals #6, #7).