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Value Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
The associative plural
Examples
Askim ol lapun.
Askim
ask
ol
pl
lapun.
old.person
Ask older people.
See
Verhaar 1995
: 347
Mi lukim Pius ol.
Mi
1sg
luk-im
see-
tr
Pius
Pius
ol.
3pl
I saw Pius and them.
Sandy ol laik go long fil na plei volibol.
Sandy
Sandy
ol
pl
laik
want
go
go
long
prep
fil
field
na
and
plei
play
volibol.
volleyball
Sandy and the others want to go to the field and play volleyball.
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