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Value No definite article, but indefinite article
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Definite articles
References
Crowley 2004
Examples
haos ia longwe i bigwan moa
haos
house
ia
def
longwe
there
i
agr
bigwan
big
moa
more
That/The house over there is bigger [than the one I’m talking about].
See
Meyerhoff nd
long ples ia oli putum wan samting [...]
long
loc
ples
place
ia
def
oli
agr
putum
put
wan
indf
samting
something
[...]
[...]
They put something here (in this place) [...].
See
Meyerhoff nd
mifala i stap talem wan gel ia hem i bin bon long faea
mifala
1pl
.
excl
i
agr
stap
prog
talem
tell
wan
indf
gel
girl
ia
def
hem
3sg
i
agr
bin
ant
bon
burn
long
loc
faea
fire
We're talking about this girl who was burnt in a fire.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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