Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers

Examples

  1. Ê ra Têtêuga ũa kiba palaxu pa Têtêuga ngodha ki mengai rê ki ene n'na rê.
    Ê
    he
    ra
    give
    Têtêuga
    turtle
    ũa
    one
    kiba
    part
    palaxu
    palace
    pa
    purp
    Têtêuga
    turtle
    ngodha
    enjoy
    ki
    with
    mengai
    wife
    rê
    his
    ki
    and
    ene
    pl
    n'na
    child
    rê.
    his
    He gave Turtle a part of his palace for Turtle to enjoy it with his wife and his children.
    French: Il donna une partie de son palais à Tortue, afin qu'il puisse en jouir avec sa femme et ses enfants.

    See Maurer 1995: 169

  2. Ê tambu ane fuuta e bê ku ê kai.
    Ê
    he
    tambu
    take
    ane
    pl
    fuuta
    breadfruit
    e
    dem
    bê
    go
    ku
    with
    ê
    it
    kai.
    home
    He took the breadfruits and went home with them.