Value Plural reduplication

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
References
Munro 2004: 189-191

Examples

  1. 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

  2. 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: "[...]"
  3. 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

  4. 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).
  5. 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

  6. 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