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Occurrence of nominal plural markers
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Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Example 68-36:
Ibu ibu suka cari dorang pung suami di situ.
Ibu~ibu
pl
~mother
suka
like
cari
search.for
dorang
3pl
pung
poss
suami
husband
di
loc
situ.
there
Married women search for their husbands there.
Source:
Scott 2008
: 406
Example 68-35:
Cengke cengke su abis.
Cengke~cengke
pl
~clove
su
pfv
abis.
finish
The clove trees are all destroyed.
Source:
Scott 2008
: 406
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
Source:
Scott 2008
: 405
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