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Example 72-41
Dem manyanyi na ai laikim yapayapa.
Dem
those
manyanyi
plant.species
na
foc
ai
1sg
.
sbj
laik-im
like-
tr
yapayapa.
young
I like the young manyanyi leaves.
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Comment:
No plural marking on noun, but plurality indicated in determiner.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
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