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Occurrence of nominal plural markers
The pluralizer mau occurred variably for human and non-human nouns.
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Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Example 71-45:
Wau aole nana kela
mau
poho kiwi.
Wau
1sg
aole
neg
nana
look
kela
det
mau
pl
poho
container
kiwi.
horn
I didn't see the buffalo horn containers (used for opium).
Example 71-46:
Wau ike kela
mau
keiki akolu maloko nei.
Wau
1sg
ike
see
kela
det
mau
pl
keiki
child
akolu
three
maloko
inside
nei.
here
I saw three children inside here.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
Feature:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
Source:
Own data
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