Example 36-39

N tambu kanua [...].
N
1sg
tambu
take
kanua
canoe
[...].
[...]
I took the canoe [...].
French: J'ai pris la pirogue [...].
Comment:
In this example, kanua 'canoe', which is bare, refers to an entity already mentioned in discourse. Kanua is thus identifiable by the hearer.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 1995: 49