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Example 42-36
teng
jenti
na fora
teng
be
jenti
person
na
loc
fora
outside
There is somebody outside.
Comment:
Note that it is also possible to say
téng ungua jénti na fóra
[be one person LOC outside] 'There is somebody outside'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 55
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Generic-noun-based indefinites
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