nonesuch 140: number distinction (singular/plural) only on 2nd person pronouns, as well as on determiner demonstratives, and not on any other pronouns (including 1st) or nouns
Where found
Malagasy (West Indonesian, Austronesian)
Domain
morphology: inflection
Subdomain
categories and their domains: person, number
Keywords
personal pronoun
Type
nonesuch
Universals violated
referential hierarchy for number marking
Source
Keenan, Edward L. & Maria Polinsky (1998). Malagasy (Austronesian). In Andrew Spencer & Arnold M. Zwicky (eds.), Handbook of Morphology. Oxford: Blackwell, pp. 567-568.
A more common violation of the referential hierarchy for number marking is to have a number distinction for 1st and 3rd person, but not for 2nd (cf. English): in 2nd person, plural is commonly extended to use as formal singular, eventually replacing the old singular and thus obliterating the number contrast.
A more common violation of the referential hierarchy for number marking is to have a number distinction for 1st and 3rd person, but not for 2nd (cf. English): in 2nd person, plural is commonly extended to use as formal singular, eventually replacing the old singular and thus obliterating the number contrast.