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Value The language has no definite article
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Examples
tamiok em bin katim diwai
longen
tamiok
axe
em
3sg
bin
pst
katim
cut
diwai
tree
long-en
prep
-
3sg
the axe with which he cut the tree
Bodi bilong man i go yelo.
Bodi
body
bilong
poss
man
man
i
pm
go
go
yelo.
yellow
The man’s body went yellow.
See
nd
: NSP M16
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