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Value Plural word preceding the noun
Language:
Santome
Parameter:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
References
Alexandre et al. 2007
Examples
Ũa notxi inen kôlômba pega sun Faxiku ku migu sun, sun Zoxi Mandjinga.
Ũa
one
notxi
night
inen
3pl
.
def
kôlômba
white
pega
catch
sun
Mr.
Faxiku
Faxiku
ku
and
migu
friend
sun,
3sg
.
poss
sun
Mr.
Zoxi
Zoxi
Mandjinga.
Mandjinga
One night, (the) white people caught Mr. Faxiku and his friend Mr. Zoxi Mandjinga.
Kwa ku inen mosu se fe?
Kwa
thing
ku
"ku"
inen
3pl
.
def
mosu
boys
se
dem
fe?
do
What did the boys in question do?
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