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Example 32-39
O amdjer, N ta k fóm, dá-m
kel
almós!
O
voc
amdjer,
woman
N
1sg
ta
cop
k
com
fóm,
hunger
dá-m
give-
1sg
kel
art
.
def
/
dem
almós!
lunch
O wife! I'm hungry, give me the lunch!
Portuguese:
Ó mulher! Estou com fome, dá-m o almoço!
Comment:
Kel
may fulfill the function of both the definite article and demonstrative.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: Demonstrative identical to definite article
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