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Expression of nominal plural meaning
Plurality is solely marked on the determiner.
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Plural word preceding the noun
Example 3-27:
di wɔmi; dɛɛ wɔmi
di
def
.
sg
wɔmi;
man
dɛɛ
def
.
pl
wɔmi
man
the man; the men
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
Source:
Fieldwork data
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