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Expression of nominal plural meaning
Reduplication has distributive meaning.
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Plural word following the noun Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-40:
di kou dem
di
the
kou
cow
dem
pl
the cows
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 164 (line 582)
Confidence:
Certain
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Plural reduplication Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-41:
buk buk
buk
book
buk
book
books (all over)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
Source:
Own knowledge
Rickford 1987
: 164 (line 582)
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