23 Expression of nominal plural meaning
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 23.
Summary
This feature (based on WALS feature 33, by Matthew S. Dryer) considers the way in which the plural is marked if a language has overt plural marking: by a prefix, a suffix, a stem change, a tone or stress change, reduplication, or a plural word, which may precede or follow the noun (or noun phrase). The first value means that the language has no nominal plural marking
Authors
Martin Haspelmath and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
| excl | shrd | all | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plural is not expressed overtly | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 | Plural prefix | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 | Plural suffix | 8 | 24 | 32 |
 | Plural stem change | 0 | 12 | 12 |
 | Plural tone or stress change | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | Plural reduplication | 4 | 14 | 18 |
 | Plural word preceding the noun | 16 | 11 | 27 |
 | Plural word following the noun | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Representation: | 76 | |||
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|