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Value Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Indefinite articles
Examples
u͂ rhe su kabel ki korta ani su barb ki fedze u͂ barber ti vi kad suman.
u͂
a
rhe
king
su
gen
kabel
hair
ki
comp
korta
cut
ani
and
su
his
barb
beard
ki
comp
fedze
do
u͂
a
barber
barber
ti
pst
vi
come
kad
each
suman.
week
A barber would come each week to cut a king's hair and shave him.
Ti u͂ mat [...].
Ti
was
u͂
one
mat
forest/woods
[...].
[...]
There was a forest [...].
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