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Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
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Indefinite article is preposed
Example 28-21:
ɛkɛ mama wa da en boko jɛrma
ɛkɛ
1sg
mama
mother
wa
pst
da
cop
en
indf
boko
Amerindian
jɛrma
woman
My mother was an Amerindian (Arawak) woman.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
Example 28-22:
en kɛnɛ pi eni en gutu ka
en
indf
kɛnɛ
person
pi
give
eni
3pl
en
indf
gutu
thing
ka
neg
Nobody gives them anything.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 590
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 151-155
;
Kouwenberg 2007
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 44
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