14 Dual in independent personal pronouns

This feature is described more fully in chapter 14.

Summary

This feature asks whether a language has a grammaticalized dual-plural distinction, e.g. Tok Pisin yu 'you (SG)', yupela 'you (PL)', yutupela 'you (DU)'. In some languages, such a special form occurs in all three persons, and in one language, it occurs only in the first person.

Authors

Martin Haspelmath and the APiCS Consortium

Values

No special dual form66
Dual form in all three persons8
Dual form only in first person1
Representation:75

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Id Primary text Analyzed text Gloss Translation Type Language Audio Details