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Value Plural reduplication
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
References
Munro 2004
: 189-191
Examples
Dei bin jingginabat dislot olmenolmenwan.
Dei
3pl
bin
pst
jingg-in-abat
think-
prog2
-about
dis-lot
prox
-
pl
olmen~olmen-wan.
red
.men-
adj
They were thinking about it, these old men.
See
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982
: 61
Thet
olgamanolgaman
olabat jingat na "[...]".
Thet
dem
olgaman~olgaman
red
.older.woman
olabat
3pl
jing-at
sing-out
na
now
"[...]".
[...]
Those women, they call out now: "[...]"
Wanbala olmen bin ran garrimap thad boks. Imin rekin im thad bigwan-bigwan peket.
Wan-bala
one-
adj2
olmen
man
bin
pst
ran
run
garrimap
pick:up
thad
dem
boks.
box
Im=in
3sg
=
pst
rekin
think/say
im
3sg
thad
dem
bigwan-bigwan
red
.big:
adj
peket.
packet
One old man ran and picked up that box. He reckoned it was those big packets.
See
Angelo et al. 1998
Bat ole holidei oldei olmaolman wi yusdu getim.
Bat
but
ole
pl
holidei
holiday
oldei
always/
hab
olma~olman
red
.older.man
wi
1pl
yusdu
hab
get-im.
get-
tr
But during all holidays with the old people we used to get them (traditional stone tools).
Imin dalim ola lilwanlilwan kokiroj.
Im=in
3s
=
pst
dal-im
tell-
tr
ola
all
lilwan~lilwan
red
.little:
adj
kokiroj.
cockroach
It told the little cockroaches.
See
Bennett 1986
: 3
Thei bin bayimbat ola
nyuwannyuwan modiga
na. Yu luk olkain
modiga nyuwannyuwan
la B.
Thei
3pl
bin
pst
bay-im-bat
buy-
tr
-
prog
ola
pl
nyuwan~nyuwan
red
.new:
adj
modiga
car
na.
now
Yu
2sg
luk
look
olkain
all.kind
modiga
car
nyuwan~nyuwan
red
.new:
adj
la
loc
B.
B.
They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)
See
Angelo et al. 1998
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