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Indefinite articles
The indefinite article is un.
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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 31-66:
El atxa
un
rapas di Brava.
El
he
atxa
find
un
num
/
indf
rapas
young.man
di
from
Brava.
Brava
He met one/a young man from Brava.
Source:
nd
: 25
Example 31-67:
Ma N fra N ta tira
un
foto pamo senpri e lenbransa.
Ma
But
N
I
fra
say
N
I
ta
fut
tira
take
un
a
foto
picture
pamo
because
senpri
always
e
is
lenbransa.
memory
But I said that I will take a picture because it will always be a memory.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
nd
: 25
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nd
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