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Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
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No nominal plural word
Example 41-27:
eli; elis; ɛla; ɛlas; osiir; etus
eli;
3sg
.
m
eli-s;
3.
m
-
pl
ɛla;
3sg
.
f
ɛla-s;
3.
f
-
pl
osiir;
3sg
.
hon
etus
3pl
.
hon
he; they; she; they; he/she; they
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: passim
Example 41-51:
ɔɔrtas; kokeeras; fereerus
ɔɔrta-s;
land-
pl
kokeera-s;
coconut.palm-
pl
fereeru-s
blacksmith-
pl
lands; coconut palms; blacksmiths
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: passim
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
Source:
Own knowledge
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