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Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
Examples
Mi lukim ol dok i ranim pik bilong mi.
Mi
1sg
luk-im
see-
tr
ol
pl
dok
dog
i
pm
ran-im
run-
tr
pik
pig
bilong
poss
mi.
1sg
I saw the dogs that chased my pig.
See
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 140
Ol i bin pret long dispela pik.
Ol
3pl
i
pm
bin
pst
pret
afraid
long
prep
dispela
this
pik.
pig
They were afraid of this pig.
See
nd
Ol polis ol lukim ol peles ia.
Ol
pl
polis
police
ol
3pl
luk-im
look-
tr
ol
pl
peles
village
ia.
anaph
The police watched the villages.
See
nd
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