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Ghanaian Pidgin English
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Expression of nominal plural meaning
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Plural suffix Frequency: 55.6%
Example 16-35:
dat ples, no mɔskitos
dat
dem
ples,
place
no
neg
mɔskito-s
mosquito-
pl
There are no mosquitoes in that place.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 206
Confidence:
Very certain
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Plural reduplication Frequency: 33.3%
Example 16-37:
dɛ̀m dè kam opĩ faktri-faktri fɔr às
dɛ̀m
3pl
dè
hab
kam
come
opĩ
open
faktri~faktri
factory~
pl
fɔr
for
às
1pl
.
obl
They come and open factories for us.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 203
Confidence:
Very certain
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Plural stem change Frequency: 11.1%
Example 16-36:
uman - umɛn
uman
woman
-
-
umɛn
woman.
pl
woman - women
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
Source:
Huber 1999
: 203-206
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