Value Plural word preceding the noun

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

Examples

  1. Thei bin beltim im tharrei, thetlot kid.
    Thei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    belt-im
    hit-tr
    im
    3sg
    tharrei,
    there
    thet-lot
    dem-pl
    kid.
    child
    They hit him over there, those kids (did).
  2. D. im med langa ole boi.
    D.
    D.
    im
    3sg
    med
    mad
    langa
    loc
    ole
    pl
    boi.
    boy
    D. is mad with the boys.
  3. Yubala go gedim main daga. Nomo wori bla ola pipul.
    Yubala
    2pl
    go
    go
    ged-im
    get-tr
    main
    1sg.poss
    daga.
    tucker
    Nomo
    neg
    wori
    worry
    bla
    dat/poss
    ola
    pl
    pipul.
    people
    You lot go and get my food. Don’t worry about the people.

    See Bennett 1986: 1

  4. Ai bin bilimap olda eig.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    bil-im-ap
    fill-tr-up
    olda
    pl
    eig.
    egg
    I filled it up with the eggs.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  5. Wal dislot bed, fram antop dei bin – dei bin lukinat na.
    Wal
    well
    dis-lot
    prox-pl
    bed,
    bird
    fram
    from
    antop
    above
    dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    –
     
    dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    luk-in-at
    look-prog2-out
    na.
    now
    But these birds were watching from above.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  6. Ala munanga bin lus olabat shap [...] ebarrijing!
    Ala
    pl
    munanga
    non-Aboriginal
    bin
    pst
    lus
    lose
    olabat
    3pl
    shap
    shop
    [...]
    [...]
    ebarrijing!
    belongings
    The non-Aboriginals lost their shops [...] (all their) belongings!

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  7. Brom top, yu ken luk ole haus ebriwea.
    Brom
    from
    top,
    top
    yu
    2sg
    ken
    can
    luk
    see
    ole
    pl
    haus
    house
    ebriwea.
    everywhere
    From the top, you can see the houses everywhere.
  8. Wot abat yubala jiftim olabat dijlat pikanini?!
    Wot
    what
    abat
    about
    yubala
    2pl
    jift-im
    shift-tr
    olabat
    3pl
    dij-lat
    prox-pl
    pikanini?!
    child
    How about you lot move them, these children?!
  9. Wi bin siyim garra orla kid.
    Wi
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    siy-im
    see-tr
    garra
    com/ins
    orla
    pl
    kid.
    child
    We saw her with the children.

    See Hudson 1985: 74