A language indicates the plurality of a noun by inserting a plural word into the noun phrase.  Consider, for example , the Hawaiian construction <i>'elua a'u <b>mau</b> i'a</i> 'two my <b>PL</b> fish' meaning "my two fish."

<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>
Dryer, Matthew S.. 2008. Coding of Nominal Plurality.
In Haspelmath et al (2008), chapter 33. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/33">
http://wals.info/feature/33</a href>.
