Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Definite articles
Most of the definite articles in the English texts of Tong (1862) are not rendered in the Chinese Pidgin English versions, showing that bare noun phrases can be interpreted as definite. The demonstrative that/dat is occasionally used as a definite article.
Values 
Definite article identical to a demonstrative
- Example 20-37:
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撻其洛哈士搭That clock hap stop.Thatdetclockclockhappfvstop.stopThe clock has stopped.
Source: Tong 1862: IV.51
- Confidence:
- Certain