Value Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Indefinite articles

Examples

  1. Long dispela ples i gat wanpela lapun meri.
    Long
    prep
    dispela
    this
    ples
    village
    i
    pm
    gat
    have
    wanpela
    one
    lapun
    old
    meri.
    woman
    In this village there was an old woman.

    See nd

  2. Long dispela tais saksak i gat wanpela traipela rot tasol em olgeta manmeri i save go kam longen.
    Long
    prep
    dispela
    dem
    tais
    swamp
    saksak
    sago
    i
    pm
    gat
    got
    wan-pela
    one-mod
    traipela
    big.mod
    rot
    road
    tasol
    only
    em
    3sg
    olgeta
    all
    manmeri
    people
    i
    pm
    save
    hab
    go
    go
    kam
    come
    long-en.
    prep-3sg
    In this sago swamp there was only one big road that all the people used to go and come.

    See nd: Aiths20\Tosaiye\ws\m20\momas\wsp