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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 37-43:
Dya
ũa
a kumbina di w’uvôdô n’ose.
Dya
day
ũa
one
a
indf
kumbina
agree
di
of
we
go
uvôdô
party
na
loc
ose.
sky
One day, they agreed to go to a party in heaven.
Source:
Maurer 2009
Example 37-44:
N tê dôsu kasô fa, n tê kasô
ũa.
N
1sg
tê
have
dôsu
two
kasô
dog
fa,
neg
n
1sg
tê
have
kasô
dog
ũa.
one
I don't have two dogs, I have [only] one dog.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Principense
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 34, 41ff.
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