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Value Plural suffix
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
References
Tong 1862
Examples
Ship got womans?
Ship
ship
got
got
womans?
woman.
pl
Are there women on the ship?
See
Beechey 1831
: 150
[...] 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
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
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