Example 1-23

Da stoeloe sa hey toemoesie sontem foe joe, Diesja sa moro betree.
Da
det.sg
sturu
chair
sa
fut
hei
high
tumusi
too.much
sonten
perhaps
fu
for
yu,
2sg
disi-dya
this-here
sa
fut
moro
more
betre.
better
That chair may be too high for you, this one here will be better.
Dutch: Die stoel […]. Deeze […]. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Here the determiner da (SG) is a non-proximate demonstrative, contrasting with proximate diesja 'this one (here)'. Whether functioning as an article or as an adnominal demonstrative, da always precedes the noun.
Type:
written
Source:
Weygandt 1798: 122