Value The language has no numeral classifiers

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Sortal numeral classifiers
References
Sandefur 1979

Examples

  1. Tubala olmen bin lisen langa tubala na.
    Tubala
    two
    olmen
    men
    bin
    pst
    lisen
    listen
    langa
    loc
    tubala
    3du
    na.
    now
    The two men listened to the two (kangaroos) then.
  2. Sambala elikopta bin bajimap lilbit daga, maidi tu, thri deis [...] leita.
    Sam-bala
    some-adj2
    elikopta
    helicopter
    bin
    pst
    bajimap
    bring:tr
    lilbit
    little.bit
    daga,
    food
    maidi
    maybe
    tu,
    two
    thri
    three
    dei-s
    day-pl
    [...]
    [...]
    leita.
    later
    Some helicopters brought a little bit of food, maybe two [or] three days later.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Wanbala mayi, im peising derrei, wanbala mayi peisin dijei.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    mayi,
    man
    im
    3sg
    peis-ing
    face-prog2
    derr-ei,
    dist-way
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    mayi
    man
    peis-in
    face-prog2
    dij-ei.
    prox-way
    One man is facing that way, one man is facing this way. (Context: spatial elicitation game)
  4. Wanbala men bin godan.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    men
    man
    bin
    pst
    go-dan.
    go-down
    One man went down. OR: A certain man went down.

    See Sandefur 1979: 104

  5. Dijan lilboi imin drim blanga wanbala olgamen.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    lilboi
    little.boy
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    drim
    dream
    blanga
    dat/poss
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    olgamen.
    older.woman
    This boy dreamt of a woman.

    See Brennan 1993