Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Expression of nominal plural meaning

As in Standard Malay, Bazaar Malay nouns are not marked for number by an affix. If the plurality is to be marked, both animate and inanimate nouns are reduplicated. On the other hand, pronouns are pluralized analytically by the use of orang 'person/people' immediately after the respective pronoun.

Values

Plural reduplication

Example 67-55:
Dia mahu buang buku-buku dia.
Dia
3sg
mahu
want
buang
throw
buku~buku
book~book
dia.
3sg
S/he wanted to throw her/his books (various kinds of books) (away).

Source: Aye 2005: 98, 469

Confidence:
Very certain