Datapoint Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))/Occurrence of nominal plural markers

Values

Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Example 53-78:
Depech-ye mi.
Depech-ye
peach-art.def.pl
mi.
ripe
The peaches are ripe.

Source: Klingler 2003: 174

Example 53-79:
jenn mounn-yen
jenn
young
mounn-yen
people-art.def.pl
the young people

Source: Klingler 2003: 174

Example 53-80:
le piti; le machin
le
art.def.pl
piti;
child
le
art.def.pl
machin
machine
the children; the machines

Source: Klingler 2003: 175

Example 53-81:
Se de gro poul nwa.
Se
it.is
de
art.indf.pl
gro
big
poul
chicken
nwa.
black
They are big black chickens.

Source: Klingler 2003: 172

Example 53-82:
Blan konm nwa te va pou chèche fonm nwa pou vini kote ye madonm.
Blan
white
konm
and
nwa
black
te
pst
va
go
pou
for
chèche
look.for
fonm
woman
nwa
black
pou
for
vini
come
kote
to
ye
3pl.poss
madonm.
wife
Whites and blacks alike went to get black women (i.e. midwives) to come to their wives (to deliver their children).

Source: Klingler 2003: 177

Example 53-83:
Ye konm chyen e cha.
Ye
3pl
konm
like
chyen
dog
e
and
cha.
cat
They're like (i.e. fight like) cats and dogs.

Source: Klingler 2003: 177

Confidence:
Very certain