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Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
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Indefinite article is preposed
Example 31-21:
Tinha
un
mudjer lago ki nha mai ten pidiba bokadinhu di kumida.
Tinha
was
un
a
mudjer
woman
lago
there
ki
who
nha
my
mai
mother
ten
had
pidiba
asked
bokadinhu
little
di
of
kumida.
food
There was a woman to whom my mother had asked a little of food.
Source:
nd
Example 31-22:
Es ta ben poba n'
un
lugar ki ta txomaba Albeira.
Es
they
ta
cond
ben
come
poba
put
n'un
in.
indf
lugar
place
ki
that
ta
hab
txomaba
was.called
Albeira.
Albeira
They would put it in a place that was called Albeira.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Source:
nd
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