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Definite article identical to a demonstrative
Example 31-20:
N kunpra un kaza ki kobra poku dinheru y
kel
aldeia fika pertu di trabadju.
N
I
kunpra
bought
un
indf
kaza
house
ki
that
kobra
cost
poku
little
dinheru
money
y
and
kel
def
aldeia
neighbourhood
fika
is
pertu
close
di
of
trabadju.
work
I bought a house that cost little money and the neighbourhood is close to work.
Example 31-65:
N ta po
ke
simenti na txon, prontu.
N
I
ta
asp
po
put
ke
the
simenti
seed
na
in
txon,
ground
prontu.
ready
I put the seeds in the ground, that's it.
Source:
Baptista 2002
: 28
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Definite articles
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
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