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Datapoint Zulu / The Associative Plural

Language
Genus: Bantoid, Family: Niger-Congo
Feature
The Associative Plural by Michael Daniel and Edith Moravcsik
Value
Associative plural marker also used for additive plurals
References

Examples

(Sibusiso Nyembezi, p.c.)

James and the others with him see a snake.
O-James babona inyoka.
PL-James see snake

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associative plural:

o -faku

‘Faku and his company’

( au-faku

‘Faku’)

additive plural:

o -kova

‘bananas'

( u-kova

‘banana’)