Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Reunion Creole
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Bollée 2007: 123-124

Examples

  1. mon bann zanfan
    mon
    poss.1sg
    bann
    pl
    zanfan
    child
    my children
    French: mes enfants

    See Cellier 1985: 53

  2. I anvlop lé pié èk goni.
    I
    fin
    anvlop
    wrap
    le
    def.pl
    pye
    tree
    ek
    with
    goni.
    gunny.bag
    You wrap the trees with gunny bags.
    French: On enveloppe les arbres avec des sacs en jute.

    See Cellier 1982: 52

  3. Marmay i bouz pa; i sort laba, i di: E bin! papa, la di, nou l'arivé!
    Marmay
    child
    i
    fin
    bouz
    move
    pa;
    neg
    i
    fin
    sort
    leave
    laba,
    over.there
    i
    fin
    di:
    say
    Eben!
    well
    papa,
    daddy
    la
    prf
    di,
    say
    nou
    1pl
    l
    prf
    arive!
    arrive
    The children do not move; they leave the place; they say: Well, daddy, they said, we have arrived!
    French: Les enfants ne bougent pas; ils quittent l'endroit, ils disent: Eh bien! papa, ils ont dit, nous sommes arrivés!

    See Barat et al. 1977: 43

  4. Sa mon banann, tou sa mon frui, ou la manzé la [...].
    Sa
    dem
    mon
    poss.1sg
    banann,
    banana
    tou
    all
    sa
    dem
    mon
    poss.1sg
    frui,
    fruit
    ou
    1sg
    la
    prf
    manze
    eat
    la
    there
    [...].
    [...]
    These are my bananas, all that fruit you have eaten [...].
    French: Ce sont mes bananes, tous ces fruits que tu as mangés là [...].

    See Barat et al. 1977: 16