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Example 72-39
Nyanawu kirri dei bin bringim im bihain wayi.
Nyanawu
remember
kirri
woman
dei
3pl
.
sbj
bin
pst
bring-im
bring-
tr
im
3sg
.
obj
bihain
behind
wayi.
tag
You remember those women, they used to bring it at the back, didn't they.
Comment:
In this example, the word
kirri
is unmarked for number, but clearly expresses plurality as shown in the choice of the third plural pronoun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 407
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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