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Example 9-48
Sam a dem bway wuda gu awt.
Sam
some
a
of
dem
pl
bway
boy
wuda
would
gu
go
awt.
out
Some of the boys want to go out.
Comment:
Them
is a preposed nominal plural marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 36
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural word preceding the noun
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun: Overlap
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