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Value Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
Examples
Di pikni-dem laas di piepa.
Di
det
pikni-dem
child-
pl
laas
lose
di
det
piepa.
paper
The children lost the paper.
Di buk-dem de pan di tiebl.
Di
det
buk-dem
book-
pl
de
loc
pan
on
di
det
tiebl.
table
The books are on the table.
Buk de pan di tiebl.
Buk
book
de
loc
.
cop
pan
on
di
det
tiebl.
table
Books are on the table.
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