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The associative plural
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Associative plural marker identical to additive plural marker
Example 55-44:
ban Abdula res prekot nu
ban
pl
Abdula
Abdullah
res
live
prekot
near
nu
1pl
The Abdullahs live near us.
Source:
Baker 1972
: 78
Example 55-45:
ban zaṅfaṅ la fer tapaz
ban
pl
zaṅfaṅ
child
la
def
fer
make
tapaz
noise
The children are making a noise.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
The associative plural
Source:
Own knowledge
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