Plural na di kind word wey we dey use show sey more dan one thing dey. For Naija Pidgin, we dey use all di ways wey e get to take form plural for English. But e get oda ways to run am:
Yu fit use di suffix dem
Examples:
- Singular: I dey with my man.
- Plural: I dey with my man-dem.
- Singular: Hu get dis car?
- Plural: Hu get dis car-dem?
Notes:
- Dis suffix dem wey we dey use like so, na from di word dem for English. Plural object pronoun na wetin dem dey call am.
- Some Naija Pidgin speakers dey add dem to words wey don already dey for dia plural form i.e man go become men-dem and car go become cars-dem.
Yu fit double yor adjectives
Yu fit double yor adjectives to show sey di thing yu dey talk about get more dan one. For linguistics, dem dey call am reduplication.
Examples:
- Singular: She get fine pikin.
- Plural: She get fine-fine pikin.
- Singular: Dis na ashewo cloth.
- Plurals: Dis na ashewo-ashewo cloth.
Yu fit use quantifiers
Quantifiers dey enuf to show sey more dan one thing dey. Yu no need do any oda thing.
Examples:
- Singular: I get book for house.
- Plural: I get plenty book for house.
- Singular: Abeg, give me mineral.
- Plural: Abeg, give me five mineral.
Wich method of pluralization yu fit use, and wen yu go fit use am?
Rule no dey for dis thing o! Di way wey people dey form plurals go depend on di dialect of Naija Pidgin wey dem dey speak, di place wer dem from come, and if dem fit speak English well-well. Anyhaw, some words no go sound natural if yu no use di method wey people dey use normal-normal to pluralize am.