Difference between revisions of "Belizean Creole/Grammar"

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Plurals are formed by preceding or following the noun with a determiner.

Nouns that refer to a specific limited set are pluralized by adding the word "dehn" after:
- prafit<n><pl> ↔ prafit dehn
- disaipl<n><pl> ↔ disaipl dehn
- lai<n><pl> ↔ lai dehn
Nouns that refer to a set of two are preceded by the word "too":
- man<n><pl> ↔ too man
- son<n><pl> ↔ too son
- boy<n><pl> ↔ too fish
Nouns that refer to one set rather than another set are preceded by the word "dehn":
- peepl<n><pl> ↔ dehn peepl
- bred<n><pl> ↔ dehn bred

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+=== Regular plurals ===
+Plurals are formed by preceding or following the noun with a determiner.
+* Nouns that refer to a specific limited set are pluralized by adding the word "dehn" after:
+** {{morphTest|prafit{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|prafit dehn}}
+** {{morphTest|disaipl{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|disaipl dehn}}
+** {{morphTest|lai{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|lai dehn}}
+* Nouns that refer to a set of two are preceded by the word "too":
+** {{morphTest|man{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|too man}}
+** {{morphTest|son{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|too son}}
+** {{morphTest|boy{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|too fish}}
+* Nouns that refer to one set rather than another set are preceded by the word "dehn":
+** {{morphTest|peepl{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|dehn peepl}}
+** {{morphTest|bred{{tag|n}}{{tag|pl}}|dehn bred}}
 [[Category: sp25_GrammarDocumentation]] [[Category: Belize_Creole]]