Datapoint Santome/Expression of nominal plural meaning

As illustrated, Santome exhibits a plural/definite marker inen, but it should be noted that bare nouns with a plural interpretation are common. In the latter case, animacy, discourse and/or knowledge of the world determine the singular/plural interpretation of bare nouns.

Values

Plural word preceding the noun

Example 35-49:
Ũa notxi inen kôlômba pega sun Faxiku ku migu sun, sun Zoxi Mandjinga.
Ũa
one
notxi
night
inen
3pl.def
kôlômba
white
pega
catch
sun
Mr.
Faxiku
Faxiku
ku
and
migu
friend
sun,
3sg.poss
sun
Mr.
Zoxi
Zoxi
Mandjinga.
Mandjinga
One night, (the) white people caught Mr. Faxiku and his friend Mr. Zoxi Mandjinga.
Example 35-50:
Kwa ku inen mosu se fe?
Kwa
thing
ku
"ku"
inen
3pl.def
mosu
boys
se
dem
fe?
do
What did the boys in question do?
Confidence:
Very certain