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Example 29-34
kat - katte, hoedjie - hoedjies, droom - drome, wa - waens
kat
cat
-
-
kat-(t)e,
cat-
pl
hoed-jie
hat-
dim
-
-
hoed-jie-s,
hat-
dim
-
pl
droom
dream
-
-
drom-e,
dream-
pl
wa
waggon
-
-
wa-ens
waggon-
pl
cat - cats, little hat - little hats, dream - dreams, wagon - wagons
Comment:
-e
and
-s
are the two most productive plural-forming suffixes in Afrikaans.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
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