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Example 9-49
Yu gat li aystaz we grow pan de.
Yu
you
gat
got
li
little
aystaz
oysters
we
rel
grow
grow
pan
on
de.
them
There are small oysters that grow on them.
Comment:
-z
functions as a plural suffix.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 35
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
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