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Occurrence of nominal plural markers
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Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Example 73-35:
kuyibuk yirba nuwabishka
kuyi-buk
guinea.pig-
ben
yirba
grass
nuwabi-shka
neg
.
exist
-
evid
There turns out to be no grass for the guinea pigs.
Example 73-36:
isti trastigunada akimu trayiy
isti
this
trasti-guna-da
dish-
pl
-
acc
aki-mu
this-
all
trayi-y
bring-
imp
Bring these dishes over here.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers
Source:
Muysken 1997
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