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Example 54-46
I anvlop lé pié èk goni.
I
fin
anvlop
wrap
le
def
.
pl
pye
tree
ek
with
goni.
gunny.bag
You wrap the trees with gunny bags.
French:
On enveloppe les arbres avec des sacs en jute.
Comment:
The plural marker
le
occurs with inanimate as well as with human nouns.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cellier 1982
: 52
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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