Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Samarin 1967: 134; Samarin 1994

Examples

  1. azo ake mingi
    a-zo
    pl-person
    a-ke
    pm-cop
    mingi
    many
    There are a lot of people.
  2. akete amelenge ti awali
    a-kete
    pl-small
    a-melenge
    pl-child
    ti
    of
    a-wali
    pl-female
    young girls
  3. amapa, anyama, anyen'
    a-mapa,
    pl-bread
    a-nyama,
    pl-meat
    a-nyen'
    pl-what
    bread, meat, whatever...
  4. lo sara agozo, lo sara ayi ti gongo na ni
    lo
    3sg
    sara
    make
    a-gozo,
    pl-manioc
    lo
    3sg
    sara
    make
    a-yi
    pl-thing
    ti
    of
    gwengo
    going
    na
    prep
    ni
    det
    She prepared manioc and things, she prepared things to take.

    See nd