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Value Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Indefinite articles
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 152-155
;
Kouwenberg 2007
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 44
Examples
iʃi koptɛ en kui mɛto
iʃi
2pl
kopu-tɛ
buy-
pfv
en
a/one
kui
cow
mɛtɛ
with
o
3sg
We bought a cow with it (i.e. the money).
See
Kouwenberg 2007
: 440
iʃi alma kumu-tɛ en stima
iʃi
1pl
alma
all
kumu-tɛ
come-
pfv
en
one
stima
steamer
We all came with the same steamerboat.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
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