Datapoint Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente/Position of definite article in the noun phrase

Values

Definite article is preposed

Example 32-11:
Toi dá-m un anel ma mi N perdê kel pedra.
Toi
Toi
dá-m
give-1sg
un
art.indf
anel
ring
ma
but
mi
1sg
N
1sg
perdê
loose
kel
art.def
pedra.
stone
Toi gave me a ring but I lost the stone.
Portuguese: O Toi deu-me um anel mas eu perdi a pedra.

Source: Swolkien de Sousa 2012

Example 32-12:
Uk bzot tá plantá, manera k bzot prepará kel térra?
Uk
what
bzot
2pl
pst.ipfv
plantá,
plant
manera
how
k
comp
bzot
2pl
prepará
prepare
kel
def
térra?
land
What did you plant, how did you prepare the land?
Portuguese: O que costumavam plantar, como preparavam a terra?

Source: Swolkien de Sousa 2012

Confidence:
Very certain