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Example 30-19
Bá la na kuxera, djobe
kel
kabálu más mufinu ki sta la, bu ben ku el.
Bá
go
la
there
na=kuxera,
in=stable
djobe
search
kel=kabálu
dem
.
sg
=horse
más
most
mufinu
bad
ki=sta
comp
=be
la,
there
bu=ben
2sg
=come
ku=el.
with=
3sg
Go into the stable there, look for the worst horse that is there, and bring it here.
German:
Geh in den Stall dort, such das schlechteste Pferd, das dort ist, und komm mit ihm.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 89
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
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