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Example 58-19
Bo
mene bwa.
Bo
they
mene
finish
bwa.
fallen
They have fallen.
Comment:
This plural identifies only humans. There is no plural for reference to non-humans.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: In 3rd person singular and plural only
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun: No nominal plural word
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