Example 35-49

Ũa notxi inen kôlômba pega sun Faxiku ku migu sun, sun Zoxi Mandjinga.
Ũa
one
notxi
night
inen
3pl.def
kôlômba
white
pega
catch
sun
Mr.
Faxiku
Faxiku
ku
and
migu
friend
sun,
3sg.poss
sun
Mr.
Zoxi
Zoxi
Mandjinga.
Mandjinga
One night, (the) white people caught Mr. Faxiku and his friend Mr. Zoxi Mandjinga.
Comment:
The plural marker inen assigns simultaneously definiteness and plurality. When inen is the only nominal modifier, which is not common, it typically conveys a definite meaning with respect to a non-individualized (or non-atomic) group familiar to the hearer.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data