Datapoint Chinese Pidgin Russian/Expression of nominal plural meaning

Most varieties have no plural marking (see Example 5). But the plural marker isio/sio was in the process of grammaticalization in some varieties.

Values

Plural is not expressed overtly

Example 65-5:
книжка хóчи делай эта люди.
Kniʃka xoʧi d'elaj eta liudi.
Kniʃka
book
xoʧi
want
d'elaj
make
eta
this
liudi.
person
These people wish to compose a book.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 265

Example 65-44:
Теперь ибэнка исё зенщинэ исё карасивы.
Tiper' ibəŋka isio zenʃinə isio kərasivə.
Tiper'
now
ibəŋka
Japanese
isio
pl
zenʃinə
woman
isio
pl
kərasivə.
beautiful
Japanese women are beautiful.
tiper' probably means 'generally, usually' here.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 270

Example 65-45:
Брата сына рибятисэка исё полэно иво.
Bəratə synə ribiatisəka isio poləno iwo.
Bəratə
brother
synə
son
ribiatisəka
child
isio
pl
poləno
full
iwo.
3sg
My nephew has many children (lit. My brother's son has many children).

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 274

Confidence:
Certain