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Expression of nominal plural meaning
Plural is expressed by tule/tle/te.
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Plural word preceding the noun
Example 57-31:
mek, te mek, kas, te kas
mek,
man
te
pl
mek,
man
kas,
house
te
pl
kas
house
man, men, house, houses
Example 57-137:
na te larivjer sa lui
na
exist
te
pl
larivjer
river
sa
St.
lui
Louis
There are rivers in St. Louis.
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 119
Example 57-138:
nave lja ave tule premje katolik [...]
nave
exist
.
pst
lja
3sg
ave
with
tule
pl
premje
first
katolik
Catholics
[...]
[...]
He was with the first Catholics [...].
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 224
Confidence:
Unspecified
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
Expression of nominal plural meaning
Source:
own knowledge Ehrhart
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