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The associative plural
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Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Example 28-49:
ɛkɛ timi mɛtɛ di hogo skunapu ababaka
ɛkɛ
1sg
timi
be.able
mɛtɛ
with
di
the
hogo
high
skun-apu
shoe-
pl
ababa
anymore
ka
neg
I cannot cope with high-heeled shoes anymore.
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 445
Example 28-51:
ɛkɛ wa stupa so, krɛkɛ ben, ofru hildapo
ɛkɛ
1sg
wa
pst
stupu-a
stop-
ipfv
so,
so
krɛkɛ
creek
ben,
inside
ofru
over
hilda-apu
Hilda-
pl
I was living over there, in the creek, on the other side of Hilda and her family.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 239
Example 28-52:
[...] titi o gruja mɛtɛ di tantijapo
[...]
[...]
titi
when
o
3sg
grui-a
grow-
ipfv
mɛtɛ
with
di
the
tanti-apu
aunt-
pl
[...] when she was growing up with her aunt and family.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 239
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 239
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 44
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