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Example 73-35
kuyibuk yirba nuwabishka
kuyi-buk
guinea.pig-
ben
yirba
grass
nuwabi-shka
neg
.
exist
-
evid
There turns out to be no grass for the guinea pigs.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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