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b) Te lang cawan mantong seu?uem.<br />

Tea in cup still hot<br />

The tea in the cup is still hot.'<br />

Unlike adjectives, PP's cannot be inserted between<br />

nouns and possessive phrases.<br />

229. a) Moto apa (nyang) di Bireuen ka geu-publoe.<br />

3.3.4.1 Plurality<br />

Truck uncle which in Bireuen PERF 3r-sell<br />

'Uncle's truck in Bireuen has been sold.'<br />

b)*Moto di Bireuen apa ka geu-publoe.<br />

Truck in Bireuen uncle PERF 3r-sell<br />

"Truck In uncle's Bireuen has been sold.'<br />

Plurality of nouns in Acehnese is not indicated by any<br />

ending or inflection. The nouns remain the same whether they<br />

are used for singular or plural sense. Sometimes they are<br />

modified by a number in a measure phrase or a quantifier and<br />

sometimes no such modifiers are used; they are understood as<br />

singular or plural in context.<br />

230. Le that manok di blang.<br />

Many very chicken in ricefield<br />

'There are many chickens in the ricefield.'

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