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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 18-16:
Wan boi an wan gel di plei fo rut.
Wan
indf
.
art
boi
boy
an
and
wan
indf
.
art
gel
girl
di
ipfv
plei
play
fo
for
rut.
road
A boy and a girl are playing in the street.
Source:
Schröder nd
Example 18-43:
wan banana, tu banana, tri banana
wan
one
banana,
banana
tu
two
banana,
banana
tri
three
banana
banana
one banana, two bananas, three bananas
Source:
Todd 1991
: 16
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Escure n.d.
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