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The associative plural
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No associative plural marker
Example 31-57:
Nu ta ben ku familia txeu.
Nu
we
ta
asp
ben
come
ku
with
familia
family
txeu.
a.lot
We come here with a lot of relatives.
Source:
nd
Example 31-58:
Bo ku bu familia pode ben nos kaza na kualker ora.
Bo
you
ku
with
bu
your
familia
family
pode
can
ben
come
nos
our
kaza
house
na
at
kualker
any
ora.
time
You and your loved ones can come to our house any time.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
nd
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