Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Bartens 2003: 30-31

Examples

  1. Di pikniny dem we stodi Baptis taak di trii.
    Di
    art.def
    pikniny
    child
    dem
    pl
    we
    rel
    stodi
    study
    Baptis
    Baptist
    taak
    talk
    di
    art.def
    trii.
    three
    The children who study at one of the Baptist schools talk the three (languages).
  2. Aafta di skiel gaan iin di sii batam [...].
    Aafta
    after
    di
    art.def
    skiel
    scale
    gaan
    go.pst
    iin
    in
    di
    art.def
    sii
    sea
    batam
    bottom
    [...].
    [...]
    After the scales had fallen onto the bottom of the sea [...].
  3. Yo finganiel dem tuu long, sha!
    Yo
    2sg.poss
    finga-niel
    finger-nail
    dem
    pl
    tuu
    too
    long,
    long
    sha!
    sir
    Your fingernails are too long, sir!
  4. So aal di animal neva kuda flai op.
    So
    so
    aal
    all
    di
    art.def
    animal
    animal
    neva
    neg.ant
    kuda
    can.pst
    flai
    fly
    op.
    up
    But not all of the animals could fly up [to the mountain top].