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The associative plural
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Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Example 22-45:
Askim ol lapun.
Askim
ask
ol
pl
lapun.
old.person
Ask older people.
Source:
Verhaar 1995
: 347
Example 22-48:
Mi lukim Pius ol.
Mi
1sg
luk-im
see-
tr
Pius
Pius
ol.
3pl
I saw Pius and them.
Example 22-49:
Sandy ol laik go long fil na plei volibol.
Sandy
Sandy
ol
pl
laik
want
go
go
long
prep
fil
field
na
and
plei
play
volibol.
volleyball
Sandy and the others want to go to the field and play volleyball.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Own knowledge
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