Datapoint Fanakalo/Indefinite articles

The indefinite article is usually zero; for special nuance the word muye 'one' is used. Some sources like Hopkin-Jenkins (1947: 5) say there is no indefinite article. I prefer to say that there is one (muye) but that it is not always used.

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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Example 61-22:
Buyisa muye spigil.
Buy-isa
bring-caus
muye
one
spigil.
nail
Bring a nail.
Example 61-23:
muye kati
muye
one
kati
cat
a cat / one cat
Confidence:
Certain