Value Indefinite article is preposed

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
References
Sandefur 1979: 104

Examples

  1. Wan litel gel bin katimbat wud blanga Jein.
    Wan
    one
    litel
    little
    gel
    girl
    bin
    pst
    kat-im-bat
    cut-tr-prog
    wud
    wood
    blanga
    dat/poss
    Jein.
    Jane
    One/a certain little girl was cutting wood for Jane.
  2. Wanbala mayi, im peising derrei, wanbala mayi peisin dijei.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    mayi,
    man
    im
    3sg
    peis-ing
    face-prog2
    derr-ei,
    dist-way
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    mayi
    man
    peis-in
    face-prog2
    dij-ei.
    prox-way
    One man is facing that way, one man is facing this way. (Context: spatial elicitation game)
  3. Wanbala men bin godan.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    men
    man
    bin
    pst
    go-dan.
    go-down
    One man went down. OR: A certain man went down.

    See Sandefur 1979: 104

  4. Tubala bin go kamat la wanbala wodahol.
    Tubala
    3du
    bin
    pst
    go
    go
    kamat
    come
    la
    loc
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    wodahol.
    waterhole.
    The two went and came to a (specific) waterhole.

    See Galmurr and Willika 1996

  5. Dijan lilboi imin drim blanga wanbala olgamen.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    lilboi
    little.boy
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    drim
    dream
    blanga
    dat/poss
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    olgamen.
    older.woman
    This boy dreamt of a woman.

    See Brennan 1993

  6. Wal imin ruwinim wanbala hawus ba wan olgumen, ol K. na en im asbin.
    Wal
    well
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    ruwin-im
    ruin-tr
    wan-bala
    one-adj2
    hawus
    house
    ba
    dat/poss
    wan
    one
    olgumen,
    woman
    ol
    old
    K.
    K.
    na
    now
    en
    and
    im
    3sg
    asbin.
    husband
    Well it (the flood) ruined one woman's house, old K('s) and her husband('s).

    See Angelo et al. 1998