Datapoint Kriol/Expression of nominal plural meaning
Plural marking by reduplication is restricted to a subset of nominals denoting humans, and to adjectives which can be reduplicated to indicate multiplicity of referents irrespective of animacy. The main strategy of plural marking, which is also found with higher animates and inanimates, is the use of the plural determiners ole ~ ola ~ orla ~o lda or the plural suffix -lot ~ -lat on demonstratives (see also Feature 22 "Occurrence of nominal plural markers"). Occasionally, the English plural suffix -s is found in Kriol, but it is not employed consistently and should be considered an acrolectal feature. The collective suffix -mob is not treated as a plural marker here (see Feature 24 "The associative plural marker").
Values 
Plural word preceding the noun
Frequency: 63.6%
- Example 25-117:
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Thei bin beltim im tharrei, thetlot kid.Thei3plbinpstbelt-imhit-trim3sgtharrei,therethet-lotdem-plkid.childThey hit him over there, those kids (did).
- Example 25-132:
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D. im med langa ole boi.D.D.im3sgmedmadlangalocoleplboi.boyD. is mad with the boys.
- Example 25-135:
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Yubala go gedim main daga. Nomo wori bla ola pipul.Yubala2plgogoged-imget-trmain1sg.possdaga.tuckerNomonegworiworrybladat/possolaplpipul.peopleYou lot go and get my food. Don’t worry about the people.
Source: Bennett 1986: 1
- Example 25-138:
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Ai bin bilimap olda eig.Ai1sgbinpstbil-im-apfill-tr-upoldapleig.eggI filled it up with the eggs.
Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65
- Example 25-141:
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Wal dislot bed, fram antop dei bin – dei bin lukinat na.Walwelldis-lotprox-plbed,birdframfromantopabovedei3plbinpst–dei3plbinpstluk-in-atlook-prog2-outna.nowBut these birds were watching from above.
Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61
- Example 25-142:
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Ala munanga bin lus olabat shap [...] ebarrijing!Alaplmunanganon-Aboriginalbinpstlusloseolabat3plshapshop[...][...]ebarrijing!belongingsThe non-Aboriginals lost their shops [...] (all their) belongings!
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-146:
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Brom top, yu ken luk ole haus ebriwea.Bromfromtop,topyu2sgkencanlukseeoleplhaushouseebriwea.everywhereFrom the top, you can see the houses everywhere.
- Example 25-147:
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Wot abat yubala jiftim olabat dijlat pikanini?!Wotwhatabataboutyubala2pljift-imshift-trolabat3pldij-latprox-plpikanini?!childHow about you lot move them, these children?!
- Example 25-149:
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Wi bin siyim garra orla kid.Wi1sgbinpstsiy-imsee-trgarracom/insorlaplkid.childWe saw her with the children.
Source: Hudson 1985: 74
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Plural reduplication
Frequency: 27.3%
- Example 25-18:
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Imin dalim ola lilwanlilwan kokiroj.Im=in3s=pstdal-imtell-trolaalllilwan~lilwanred.little:adjkokiroj.cockroachIt told the little cockroaches.
Source: Bennett 1986: 3
- Example 25-22:
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Thei bin bayimbat ola nyuwannyuwan modiga na. Yu luk olkain modiga nyuwannyuwan la B.Thei3plbinpstbay-im-batbuy-tr-progolaplnyuwan~nyuwanred.new:adjmodigacarna.nowYu2sgluklookolkainall.kindmodigacarnyuwan~nyuwanred.new:adjlalocB.B.They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-113:
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Dei bin jingginabat dislot olmenolmenwan.Dei3plbinpstjingg-in-abatthink-prog2-aboutdis-lotprox-plolmen~olmen-wan.red.men-adjThey were thinking about it, these old men.
Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61
- Example 25-116:
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Thet olgamanolgaman olabat jingat na "[...]".Thetdemolgaman~olgamanred.older.womanolabat3pljing-atsing-outnanow"[...]".[...]Those women, they call out now: "[...]"
- Example 25-143:
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Wanbala olmen bin ran garrimap thad boks. Imin rekin im thad bigwan-bigwan peket.Wan-balaone-adj2olmenmanbinpstranrungarrimappick:upthaddemboks.boxIm=in3sg=pstrekinthink/sayim3sgthaddembigwan-bigwanred.big:adjpeket.packetOne old man ran and picked up that box. He reckoned it was those big packets.
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-148:
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Bat ole holidei oldei olmaolman wi yusdu getim.Batbutoleplholideiholidayoldeialways/habolma~olmanred.older.manwi1plyusduhabget-im.get-trBut during all holidays with the old people we used to get them (traditional stone tools).
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Plural suffix
Frequency: 9.1%
- Example 25-46:
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Sambala elikopta bin bajimap lilbit daga, maidi tu, thri deis [...] leita.Sam-balasome-adj2elikoptahelicopterbinpstbajimapbring:trlilbitlittle.bitdaga,foodmaidimaybetu,twothrithreedei-sday-pl[...][...]leita.laterSome helicopters brought a little bit of food, maybe two [or] three days later.
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Example 25-103:
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Wen wi bin langa Carlton, en Missis bin oldei givit mibala boksis.Wenwhenwi1pl.exclbinpstlangalocCarlton,CarltonenandMissisMissisbinpstoldeialwaysgiv-itgive-trmibala1pl.exclboks-is.box-plWhen we were [working] on Carlton Station, and the Missus used to give us boxes. (with matches, to burn the grass)
- Confidence:
- Certain