Datapoint Kriol/Position of definite article in the noun phrase
For the purpose of describing this feature, the recognitional determiner of Kriol, which is close in grammaticalization status to a definite article, was considered as a definite article (see Feature 28 "Definite articles"). This article always precedes the head noun.
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Definite article is preposed
- Example 25-19:
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Ai oldei telim im "Na::, jed Nangari yu bin meikim krai fo jet lil bed."Ai1sgoldeialwaystel-imtell-trim3sg"Na,nojeddemNangariNangariyu2sgbinpstmeik-immake-trkraicryfodatjetdemlillittlebed."birdI always tell him: "No, that Nangari, you made her cry for that little bird."
- Example 25-35:
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Thet kenggaru bin toktok.Thetdemkenggarukangaroobinpsttok~tok.red.talkThe kangaroo was talking.
- Example 25-51:
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Imin daib rait la jat krokadail wea imin nesimbat dat faiya.Im=in3sg=pstdaibdiveraitrightlalocjatdemkrokadailcrocodileweasubordim=in3sg=pstnes-im-batnurse-tr-progdatdemfaiya.fireIt dove right to the crocodile which was looking after the fire.
Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61
- Example 25-69:
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Det R. en J., yu sabe dubala?DetdemR.R.enandJ.,J.yu2sgsabeknowdubala?3duR. and J., do you know the two?
Source: Nicholls 2006: 3
- Example 25-70:
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Wanim reintaim im gro thet big intit, en yu ken luk thet flaua bla im yuno.Wan=imsubord=3sgrein-taimrain-timeim3sggrogrowthetdembigbigintit,tagenandyu2sgkencanlukseethetdemflauaflowerblapossim3sgyuno.you.knowIn the rain time it grows this high, doesn't it, and you can see its flower, you know.
- Confidence:
- Very certain