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The associative plural
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Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Example 18-37:
Eric dem go fo Yaounde.
Eric
Eric
dem
pl
go
go
fo
for
Yaounde.
Yaounde
Eric and his family/his people went to Yaounde.
Source:
nd
Example 18-38:
Cat dem di miau.
Ket
cat
dem
pl
di
ipfv
miau.
meow
Cats meow.
Source:
Schröder nd
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Escure n.d.
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