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Example 22-45
Askim ol lapun.
Askim
ask
ol
pl
lapun.
old.person
Ask older people.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Verhaar 1995
: 347
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural word preceding the noun
The associative plural: Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
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