Example 1-71

Dem sa moesoe sorie alle dem condre na bacara.
Den
3pl
sa
fut
musu
must
sori
show
ala
all
den
det.pl
kondre
village
na
to
bakra.
white
They will have to show all their villages to the Europeans.
Comment:
Animate bacara has definite plural reference, but in this case the DEF.PL determiner is absent. Plural is never marked on the noun itself. In the case of dem condre, dem can be the PL determiner, or the 3PL pronoun expressing the possessor role.
Type:
written
Source:
SPT 1762