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Example 58-41
ba-ntu mosi
ba-ntu
pl
-person
mosi
one
persons/people
Comment:
The interpretation in this context is specifically indefinite, as in existential constructions, which are rare.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Neither indefinite nor definite article
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