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Value Indefinite article is preposed
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 151-155
;
Kouwenberg 2007
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 44
Examples
ɛkɛ mama wa da en boko jɛrma
ɛkɛ
1sg
mama
mother
wa
pst
da
cop
en
indf
boko
Amerindian
jɛrma
woman
My mother was an Amerindian (Arawak) woman.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
en kɛnɛ pi eni en gutu ka
en
indf
kɛnɛ
person
pi
give
eni
3pl
en
indf
gutu
thing
ka
neg
Nobody gives them anything.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
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