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The Associative Plural
Language:
Apalaí
Feature:
The Associative Plural
by
Michael Daniel
and
Edith Moravcsik
Value:
Associative same as additive plural
Examples
Sentence igt-2273:
aimo tõ t - oyto - se
aimo
boy
tõ
pl
t - oyto - se
NF - go -
cmpl
The boy and his family went. The boys went.
Sentence igt-2274:
araiba - tõ oeh - nõko m - a nonoaty akoh - xĩpo
araiba - tõ
Araiba - GRP
oeh - nõko
come -
cont
m - a
3 - be+PRES
nonoaty
tree ark
akoh - xĩpo
cut - first
After cutting the bark, Araiba and family are coming.
Sentence igt-2275:
t - õs - etapa - se toh meku tomo
t - õs - etapa - se
NF - REFLX - hit -
cmpl
toh
3pl
meku
monkey
tomo
group
The monkey group stumbled.
Sentence igt-2276:
papa tõ kV~ - yto - ne parahta zupi - se repe
papa
father
tõ
group
kV~ - yto - ne
3 - go - DP
parahta
rubber
zupi - se
look:for -
purp
repe
FRUST
Father and group went to look for rubber.
Sentence igt-2277:
paruru enepy - ase jake tomo, i - py - ty maro
paruru
banana
enepy - ase
bring - RP
jake
Jake
tomo,
3pl
i - py - ty
3 - wife - POSSN
maro
with
Jake’s group including his wife brought bananas.
Sentence igt-2278:
kaikuxi etapa - V~ toto, papa tomo
kaikuxi
jaguar
etapa - V~
kill - IP
toto,
3pl
papa
father
tomo
3pl
The father and his group killed the jaguar.
References
Koehn and Koehn 1986
cite
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