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Example 33-59
utru omi musulmanu
utru
a
omi
man
musulmanu
Muslim
a Muslim man
Portuguese:
um homem muçulmano
Comment:
The plural indefinite article in Portuguese is
uns,
translated into English as 'some'. This corresponds to Kriyol
utru
(cf. Portuguese
outros
'others', but also substrate Balanta
olo
'other, some') (Intumbo 2006).
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article distinct from numeral ‘one’
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