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The associative plural
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Special associative plural marker identical to 3rd plural pronoun
Example 26-33:
maɪ fadɛ
dɛm
justu go [...] sɛʔ [...] tə˞donɛʔ
maɪ
1sg
.
poss
fadɛ
father
dɛm
ass
justu
pst
.
hab
go
act
[...]
[...]
sɛʔ
set
[...]
[...]
tə˞donɛʔ
turtle.net
My father and his friends / those associated with him used to set turtle nets.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 61
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Velupillai 2003
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