Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Occurrence of nominal plural markers

-s is the most common pluralization strategy, but both animates and inanimates may occur unmarked in plural contexts. Nominal plurality can also be expressed through reduplication of the noun.

Values

Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Example 16-31:
dɛ pasɛnʤɛs tel àm se "mà frɛn [...]"
art
pasɛnʤɛ-s
passenger-pl
tel
tell
àm
3sg.obl
se
comp
"mà
my
frɛn
friend
[...]"
[...]
The passengers said to him, "My friend [...]".

Source: Huber 1999: 204

Example 16-32:
wì gɛt sɔm wumã we dè dè kuk
1pl
gɛt
get
sɔm
indf
wumã
woman
we
comp
3pl
hab
kuk
cook
There were women who cooked (for us).

Source: Huber 1999: 204

Example 16-33:
dɛ trɔks we dè briŋg àm frɔm ʤɛmɛni
art
trɔk-s
truck-pl
we
comp
3pl
briŋg
bring
àm
3sg.obl
frɔm
FROM
ʤɛmɛni
Germany
the trucks they brought from Germany

Source: Huber 1999: 182

Example 16-34:
dè brek dɛ̀m haus
3pl
brek
break
dɛ̀m
3pl.poss
haus
house
They demolished their houses.

Source: Huber 1999: 200

Confidence:
Very certain