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Occurrence of nominal plural markers
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Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Example 18-7:
Pikin dem di pley futbol fo stad.
Pikin
child
dem
pl
di
ipfv
pley
play
futbol
football
fo
for
stad.
stadium
The children are playing football at the stadium.
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 444
Example 18-35:
Haumoch foh dat yu banana?
Ha
how
motch
much
fo
for
dat
that
yu
2sg
.
poss
banana?
banana
How much are those bananas of yours?
Source:
Todd 1991
: 16
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
Source:
Bellama et al. 1983
: 12
;
Todd 1991
: 16
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