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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 27-32:
ēn tid da ha ēn noli.
ēn
indf
tid
time
da
there
ha
have
ēn
indf
noli.
donkey
Once upon a time there was a donkey.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 16
Example 27-33:
ēn fa shi hō
ēn
one
fa
of
shi
3sg
.
poss
hō
ear
one of his ears
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 17
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 16, 17
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