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Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Language:
Cavite Chabacano
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Llamado 1972
: 70
Examples
Recio cumí mi (mana) hija.
Recio
strong
cumí
eat
mi
1pl
.
poss
(mana)
(
pl
)
hija.
child
My children eat eagerly.
Spanish:
Mis hijos comen con gula. Tagalog: Malakas kumain ang mga anak ko.
See
Ogiwara 2002
: 78
Cada hombre ya lliva tres bag.
Cada
each
hombre
man
ya
pfv
lliva
take
tres
three
bag.
bag
The men took three bags each.
Mi tia y mi tio cuando ta queda frio ta hace sale el abrigo y mga camisa grueso.
Mi
1sg
.
poss
tia
aunt
y
and
mi
1sg
.
poss
tio
uncle
cuando
when
ta
ipfv
queda
become
frio
cold
ta
ipfv
hace
make
sale
come.out
el
def
abrigo
coat
y
and
mga
pl
camisa
shirt
grueso.
thick
My aunt and my uncle, when it becomes cold, take out the coat(s) and thick shirts.
See
Escalante 2005
: 199
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