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Example 36-39
N tambu
kanua
[...].
N
1sg
tambu
take
kanua
canoe
[...].
[...]
I took the canoe [...].
French:
J'ai pris la pirogue [...].
Comment:
In this example,
kanua
'canoe', which is bare, refers to an entity already mentioned in discourse.
Kanua
is thus identifiable by the hearer.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 49
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: No definite article, but indefinite article
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