Value Plural suffix

Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
References
Tong 1862

Examples

  1. Ship got womans?
    Ship
    ship
    got
    got
    womans?
    woman.pl
    Are there women on the ship?

    See Beechey 1831: 150

  2. [...] and all good mans must so fashion do ebely number 7 moon.
    [...]
    [...]
    and
    and
    all
    all
    good
    good
    mans
    man
    must
    must
    so
    so
    fashion
    fashion
    do
    do
    ebely
    every
    number
    number
    7
    seven
    moon.
    moon
    [...] and everyone must do it in the seventh month of each year.

    See Tilden 1833-34: 834

  3. 希麽必打忒其都卑時沽厘郎希
    He more better takee two piecee coolie long he.
    He
    3sg
    more
    more
    better
    better
    takee
    take
    two
    two
    piecee
    clf
    coolie
    coolie
    long
    com
    he.
    3sg
    He better take two coolies with him.

    See Tong 1862: VI.55