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Example 40-16
u͂ rhe su kabel ki korta ani su barb ki fedze u͂ barber ti vi kad suman.
u͂
a
rhe
king
su
gen
kabel
hair
ki
comp
korta
cut
ani
and
su
his
barb
beard
ki
comp
fedze
do
u͂
a
barber
barber
ti
pst
vi
come
kad
each
suman.
week
A barber would come each week to cut a king's hair and shave him.
Comment:
This is taken from a story told by Angelin Rosario.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished story
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase: Indefinite article is preposed
Definite articles: No definite article, but indefinite article
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
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