Datapoint Ternate Chabacano/Dual in independent personal pronouns

The distinction between dual (we two) and plural (we all) can be made by lexical means. The dual can be constructed by adding dos after the pronoun, especially for the first person plural mordós (< mótro dos) (Steinkrüger 2007: 368). However, the dual is not always used when referring to we two, so it cannot be considered as a fully grammaticalized distinction for Ternate Chabacano. See Examples 23 and 24.

Values

No special dual form

Example 44-23:
Yo disé interbyú késti hénti takí na mi húnto, góra ya mótro di impisá.
Yo
1sg
disé
ctpl.make
interbyú
interview
késti
this
hénti
person
takí
ipfv.here
na
loc
mi
1sg.poss
húnto,
together
góra
now
ya
already
mótro
1pl
di
ctpl
impisá.
start
I will interview this person who is next to me, now we will start.
Example 44-24:
Lótro dos numá ya andá y Mutyá, lótros tres.
Lótro
3pl
dos
two
numá
just
ya
pfv
andá
go
y
and
Mutyá,
Mutyá
lótros
3pl
tres.
three
Just the two of them went and Mutya, the three of them.
Confidence:
Certain