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Example 10-41
Ih haad fi poo pikniny go skuul.
Ih
3sg
haad
hard
fi
for
poo
poor
pikniny
child
go
go
skuul.
school
It is hard for poor children to go to school.
Comment:
Plural marking is optional.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Bartens 2003
: 45
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
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