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Value Variable plural marking of human nouns
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Perekhvalskaya 2003
Examples
Какой гадула а низнэй, исё укалаинза сюда пришола.
Kakoj gadula a nizənəj, isio ukalainza siuda pəliʃola.
Kakoj
which
gadula
year
a
1sg
nizənəj,
not.know
isio
pl
ukalainza
Ukranian
siuda
here
pəliʃola.
come.
pfv
I do not know exactly in what year the Ukranians came here.
Теперь ибэнка исё зенщинэ исё карасивы.
Tiper' ibəŋka isio zenʃinə isio kərasivə.
Tiper'
now
ibəŋka
Japanese
isio
pl
zenʃinə
woman
isio
pl
kərasivə.
beautiful
Japanese women are beautiful.
tiper' probably means 'generally, usually' here.
See
Perekhvalskaya 2008
: 270
книжка хóчи делай эта люди.
Kniʃka xoʧi d'elaj eta liudi.
Kniʃka
book
xoʧi
want
d'elaj
make
eta
this
liudi.
person
These people wish to compose a book.
See
Perekhvalskaya 2008
: 265
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