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Example 59-39
ndo ni avoko toon’so, [...] melenge ti lo ni aleke place
ndo
place
ni
det
avoko
sm
.become.dark
tongaso,
thus
[...]
[...]
melenge
child
ti
of
lo
3sg
ni
det
aleke
sm
.prepare
<place>
place
After it had become dark, [...] her child prepared a place (to sleep).
Comment:
I see no reason for
ni
after
ndo
, because the phrase is a common one for 'night falls'. No particular place is mentioned.
Place
is a French word.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is postposed
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