Sintagmas nominais no Kaiowá (Tupí-Guaraní): expressão de número e (in)definitude

Abstract

In this squib, we identify definite and indefinite contexts in Kaiowá (Tupí-Guaraní), a bare nominal language. At the same time, we focus on the optional nominal number marking present in the language, expressed by the attachment, in post-nominal position, of -kuera, an element which, we claim, is a number morpheme. With the support of original data, we argue that this morpheme is highly productive in Kaiowá and that its occurrence is not restricted to definite contexts, also being productive in indefinite and generic contexts, as well as with kind denoting nouns.