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Example 32-11
Toi dá-m un anel ma mi N perdê
kel
pedra.
Toi
Toi
dá-m
give-
1sg
un
art
.
indf
anel
ring
ma
but
mi
1sg
N
1sg
perdê
loose
kel
art
.
def
pedra.
stone
Toi gave me a ring but I lost the stone.
Portuguese:
O Toi deu-me um anel mas eu perdi a pedra.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
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