Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Indefinite articles

As in Chinese, one calls for a classifier before the noun (one piecee capon).

Values

Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Example 20-38:
米其勞士温卑時雞品
Makee roastee one piecee capon.
Makee
make
roastee
roast
one
art.indf
piecee
clf
capon.
capon
Roast a capon.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.42

Example 20-39:
布凌温卑時車甘
Bring one piecee chair come.
Bring
bring
one
art.indf
piecee
clf
chair
chair
come.
come
Bring a chair here.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.39

Example 20-76:
米刦㕭温三布
My give you one sample.
My
1sg
give
give
you
2sg
one
art.indf
sample.
sample
I will give you one sample.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.11

Confidence:
Certain