Datapoint Palenquero/Expression of nominal plural meaning

Ma is the pluralizer par excellence in Palenquero, though it is never obligatory (context alone often suffices to mark plural, and ma is omitted).
Interestingly, Spanish los (masculine) and las (feminine) never hold a pluralizing function, though these two plural markers from the superstrate are fairly common in Palenquero, as they are used in frozen expressions like a la(s) kuatro 'at four o'clock'.
For details and pertinent references, see Schwegler (2007).

Values

Plural word preceding the noun

Example 48-38:
Ma hende i ta miná kelé lendrá.
Ma
pl
hende
people
i
I
ta
prog
miná
see
kelé
want
lendrá.
enter
The people I am looking at want to enter (the house).
Spanish: La gente que estoy mirando quiere entrar.
Example 48-39:
Ese ma nimá si a-ta harocho.
Ese
this
ma
pl
nimá
animal
si
your
a-ta
tma-be
harocho.
hungry
These animals of yours are hungry.
Spanish: Esos animales tuyos están con hambre / tienen hambre.
Example 48-40:
asina kumu ma uto
asina
thus
kumu
like
ma
pl
uto
other
like the others
Spanish: así como los demás (lit. como los otros)
Example 48-41:
ma músiko ri ante
ma
pl
músiko
musicians
ri
from
ante
before
the musicians from before (i.e. from earlier times)
Spanish: los músicos de antes
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