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Value Plural word preceding the noun
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
Examples
Askim ol lapun.
Askim
ask
ol
pl
lapun.
old.person
Ask older people.
See
Verhaar 1995
: 347
Ol i save salim ol kain kain tul long liklik mani tasol.
Ol
3pl
i
pm
save
hab
salim
sell
ol
pl
kain
kind
kain
kind
tul
tool
long
prep
liklik
little
mani
money
tasol.
only
They regularly sell various kinds of tools for just very little.
See
Verhaar 1995
: 346
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