Datapoint Gullah/The associative plural

Plural with dem is commonly used as an associative marker and for additive plurals in De Nyew Testament 2005 and elsewhere.

Values

Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker

Example 13-40:
E call togeda all de leada dem.
E
3sg.sbj
call
call
togeda
together
all
all
de
det
leada
leader
dem.
pl
He called together all the leaders. (Mt 2.4)

Source: Anonymous 2005: 4

Example 13-42:
Paul dem lef Paphos.
Paul
Paul
dem
ass
lef
left
Paphos.
Paphos
Paul and his company left Paphos. (Acts 13.13)

Source: Anonymous 2005: 446

Confidence:
Certain