Datapoint Afrikaans/Occurrence of nominal plural markers

There is one exception to the invariant plural marking: goed which may mean 'things'. Goed is an unmarked plurale tantum. Thus: twee goed = 'two things'. It also occurs in compounds, as the head noun where it assumes a collective and thus singular meaning (as in Dutch). In die kleingoed meaning 'the children', goed may be interpreted both as a plural and also as a collective marker.

Values

Invariant plural marking

Example 29-33:
boek - boeke, dag - dae, man - mans, vrou - vrouens, kind - kinders
boek
book
-
-
boeke,
book.pl
dag
day
-
-
dae,
day.pl
man
man
-
-
mans,
man.pl
vrou
woman
-
-
vrouens,
woman.pl
kind
child
-
-
kinders
child.pl
book - books, day - days, man - men, woman - women, child - children
Confidence:
Very certain