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Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
References
Aye 2005
: 98
Examples
Sekarang malam pasar sudah manyak kurang.
Sekarang
now
malam
night
pasar
market
sudah
pfv
manyak
very
kurang.
less
Now, the night markets have already become less.
See
Aye 2005
: 123
anjing punya kaki
anjing
dog
punya
poss
kaki
leg
the dog's leg/legs
See
Aye 2005
: 352
kawan-kawan; buku-buku
kawan~kawan;
friend~friend
buku~buku
book~book
friends; books
See
Aye 2005
: 98
Ada Melayu punya kawan-kawan campo-campo ada la.
Ada
have
Melayu
Malay
punya
attr
kawan~kawan
friend~friend
campo~campo
mix~mix
ada
have
la.
emph
[I] have Malay friends, with whom [I] mix all the time.
See
Aye 2005
: 98
itu gadis sama dia punya kawan
itu
dem
gadis
girl
sama
with
dia
3sg
punya
poss
kawan
friend
that girl and her friend(s)
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