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Example 11-44
Som a di tiicha
z dem
don nou Inglish.
Som
some
a
of
di
art
.
def
tiicha-z
teacher-
pl
dem
pl
don
neg
nou
know
Inglish.
English
Some of the teachers don’t know English.
Comment:
This has to be considered double plural marking as the singular form is
tiicha
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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