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Example 7-56
wan machiz; wan shuuz; wan ants
wan
indf
mach-iz;
match-es
wan
indf
shuu-z;
shoe-s
wan
indf
ant-s
ant-s
a match; a shoe; an ant
Comment:
These nouns bear a mark that echoes the plural marker of the lexifier, but they are not necessarily to be interpreted as plural.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 146
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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