Example 61-10

Mina funa (muye) (lo) geja.
Mina
I
funa
want
(muye)
(one)
(lo)
(art)
geja.
hoe
I want a hoe.
Comment:
The article is optional. Some authors consider the pidgin not to have an indefinite article. Note that the definite article lo can sometimes have indefinite meaning.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie