Datapoint Ternate Chabacano/Occurrence of nominal plural markers

If both the speaker and hearer know that more than one object is being referred to, the plural particle can be left out. The same omission occurs in the adstrate language Tagalog.

Values

Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns

Example 44-43:
quel manga hombre
quel
det
manga
pl
hombre
man
the men

Source: Nigoza 2007: 29

Example 44-44:
na mánga lugár
na
loc
mánga
pl
lugár
place
on places
Example 44-45:
Ta eskribí éli kárta.
Ta
ipfv
eskribí
write
éli
3sg
kárta.
letter
He writes letters.
Confidence:
Intermediate