Value Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Indefinite articles
References
Nickel and Wilner 1984

Examples

  1. Wan ben tron datra srefi.
    Wan
    one
    ben
    pst
    tron
    become
    datra
    doctor
    srefi.
    even
    One even became a doctor.

    See Nickel and Wilner 1984: 24

  2. No wan sma ben bai den nyanyan.
    No
    neg
    wan
    one
    sma
    person
    ben
    pst
    bai
    buy
    den
    the.pl
    nyanyan.
    food
    Not one person bought them.
  3. Dus no wan, no wan fu unu ben man bai a unusrefi.
    Dus
    thus
    no
    neg
    wan,
    one
    no
    neg
    wan
    one
    fu
    of
    unu
    us
    ben
    ant
    man
    can
    bai
    buy
    a
    from
    unusrefi.
    ourselves
    So none of us could buy from each other.
  4. Nanga den sma disi wi o abi wan taki-makandra.
    Nanga
    with
    den
    the.pl
    sma
    person
    disi
    dem
    wi
    we
    o
    fut
    abi
    have
    wan
    art
    taki-makandra.
    talk_about
    We will have a conversation with these people.