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Example 31-57
Nu ta ben ku familia txeu.
Nu
we
ta
asp
ben
come
ku
with
familia
family
txeu.
a.lot
We come here with a lot of relatives.
Comment:
There is no associative plural. The language just uses collective nouns like
familia
for such purposes.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
The associative plural: No associative plural marker
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