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Example 31-20
N kunpra un kaza ki kobra poku dinheru y
kel
aldeia fika pertu di trabadju.
N
I
kunpra
bought
un
indf
kaza
house
ki
that
kobra
cost
poku
little
dinheru
money
y
and
kel
def
aldeia
neighbourhood
fika
is
pertu
close
di
of
trabadju.
work
I bought a house that cost little money and the neighbourhood is close to work.
Comment:
This sentence features a definite article that is naturally used in an associative context.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adposition and noun phrase: Prepositions
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
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