Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Huber 1999: 203-206

Examples

  1. dɛ pasɛnʤɛs tel àm se "mà frɛn [...]"
    dɛ
    art
    pasɛnʤɛ-s
    passenger-pl
    tel
    tell
    àm
    3sg.obl
    se
    comp
    "mà
    my
    frɛn
    friend
    [...]"
    [...]
    The passengers said to him, "My friend [...]".

    See Huber 1999: 204

  2. wì gɛt sɔm wumã we dè dè kuk
    wì
    1pl
    gɛt
    get
    sɔm
    indf
    wumã
    woman
    we
    comp
    dè
    3pl
    dè
    hab
    kuk
    cook
    There were women who cooked (for us).

    See Huber 1999: 204

  3. dɛ trɔks we dè briŋg àm frɔm ʤɛmɛni
    dɛ
    art
    trɔk-s
    truck-pl
    we
    comp
    dè
    3pl
    briŋg
    bring
    àm
    3sg.obl
    frɔm
    FROM
    ʤɛmɛni
    Germany
    the trucks they brought from Germany

    See Huber 1999: 182

  4. dè brek dɛ̀m haus
    dè
    3pl
    brek
    break
    dɛ̀m
    3pl.poss
    haus
    house
    They demolished their houses.

    See Huber 1999: 200