Number: number
| Values: | Sing | Plur |
This feature typically applies to nouns and other parts of speech that mark agreement with nouns, i.e pronouns and determiners.
Sing: singular
The singular is used when refering to one person, animal or thing.
Examples
- dis ting na lie “this thing is a lie”
- I happy sey una give me dis opportunity to talk “I am happy that you all have given me this opportunity to talk.”
Plur: plural
The plural is used when refering to several person, animals or things.
Examples
- I happy sey una give me dis opportunity to talk “I am happy that you all have given me this opportunity to talk.”
- I no dey interested in all dose wahala wey you dey talk “ I am not interested in all those problems that you have been talking about.”
Note : the particle dem also has a plural value.
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