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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 22-25:
Long dispela ples i gat
wanpela
lapun meri.
Long
prep
dispela
this
ples
village
i
pm
gat
have
wanpela
one
lapun
old
meri.
woman
In this village there was an old woman.
Source:
nd
Example 22-56:
Long dispela tais saksak i gat wanpela traipela rot tasol em olgeta manmeri i save go kam longen.
Long
prep
dispela
dem
tais
swamp
saksak
sago
i
pm
gat
got
wan-pela
one-
mod
traipela
big.
mod
rot
road
tasol
only
em
3sg
olgeta
all
manmeri
people
i
pm
save
hab
go
go
kam
come
long-en.
prep
-
3sg
In this sago swamp there was only one big road that all the people used to go and come.
Source:
nd
: Aiths20\Tosaiye\ws\m20\momas\wsp
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Own knowledge
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