Papiamentu ABC | 12: Plural Form

Welcome to our forever free and easy Papiamentu lessons. In this lesson you will learn how to pluralize in Papiamentu. Happy learning!
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Lesson transcripts:
Donkey: buriku
Donkeys: burikunan
The mice are in the house: E ratonan ta den kas
There are a lot of mice: Tin hopi raton: here you
The horses are in the woods: E kabainan ta den mondi
I see many horses: Mi ta mira hopi kabai
parakeet: prikichi
2 parakeets: dos prikichi
Goat: kabritu
3 goats: tres kabritu
I am a veterinarian, singular= Mi ta un veterinario
They are veterinarians, plural= Nan ta veterinario
I have a dog singular - Mi tin un kachó. (Singular)
I have dogs plural - Mi tin kachó (plural)
Animals: Animal -animalnan
Barracuda: barakuda
Birds: Para, paranan
Cat: Pushi - pushinan
Chicken: Galiña - galiñanan
Cow: Baka - bakanan
Dolphin: Dòlfein - dòlfeinan
Donkey: Buriku - burikunan
Dove: Paloma - palomanan
Bonsai(common ground) Dove:
Totolika - totolikanan
Crested caracara: Warawara - warawaranan
Flamingo: Flamingo - flamingonan
Fish: Piská- piskanan
Goat: Kabritu - kabritunan
Hummingbird: Blenchi - blenchinan
Iguana: Yuana - yuananan
Lizard: Lagadishi - lagadishinan
Rat: Djaka - djakanan
Rooster: gai - gainan
Sheep: Karné - karnenan
Snake: Kolebra - kolebranan
Turkey: Kalakuna - kalakunanan
Tortoise: Morkoi - Morkoinan
Turtle: Turtuga - Turtuganan
(Images of local bird with names)
Insects: insekto-insektonan
Ant: Vruminga - Vruminganan
Cockroach: kakalaka- kakalakanan
Fly: Muskita - muskitanan
Mosquito: Sangura - sanguranan
Scorpion: skòrpion - skòrpionan
Spider: Araña - arañanan
Chapters
0:00 intro
0:40 plurals noun
3:17 Animal list plural form
7:07 Dicho i Palabra
7:40 outtakes
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