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Example 16-17
à gɛt
sɔm
frɛn sɛf we ì kam frɔm togo
à
1sg
gɛt
get
sɔm
art
.
indf
frɛn
friend
sɛf
self
we
comp
ì
3sg
kam
come
frɔm
from
togo
Togo
I even have a friend who comes from Togo.
Comment:
Sɔm
is the singular and plural indefinite article. In the singular,
sɔm
is occasionally replaced by
wan
(<
one
).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 192
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase: Indefinite article is preposed
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article distinct from numeral ‘one’
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