[Lingtyp] Plural markers on (already) plural pronouns

[Sebastian Nordhoff]

Hi Ponrawee,
Sri Lanka Malay has "kithang" '1pl' and "kithampada" '1pl', where "pada" 
is a plural marker. Same for second person plural "lorang/lorampada" and 
third person "derang/derampada".
Best wishes
Sebastian



On 11/15/19 5:01 PM, Ponrawee Prasertsom wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I have been looking at a number of Tai languages and found that in some 
> of these languages, plural pronouns can optionally take a plural marker 
> normally used on common nouns. For instance, in Shan (Southwestern Tai), 
> the third person plural pronoun /khau/ can optionally take the plural 
> marker /cɯ(nai)/, viz. /khau cɯ(nai)--/at least according to Cushing 1871.
> 
> Assuming this analysis is correct (if it's not please kindly inform me), 
> I'm wondering how rare this is for pronouns? A quick lookup revealed 
> that a similar phenomenon called "double plural marking" is found in 
> some languages, but seems to be restricted to common nouns only. Does 
> anyone know of any other instances like this for pronouns in other 
> languages?
> 
> Sources: Cushing, Josiah Nelson. Grammar of the Shan Language. Rangoon: 
> American Mission Press, 1871.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- 
> Ponrawee Prasertsom
> 
> Graduate Student
> Department of Linguistics
> Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
> Bangkok, Thailand
> 
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