Datapoint Principense/Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article
Example 12 shows that nouns in associative contexts are bare. Thus, there is no definite article.
Values 
No definite article exists
- Example 37-12:
-
Dya ũa a kumbina di we uvôdô na ose. [...] Mo Têtuuga vê meze xyadu, ê mêsê pa ê kaba meze pimyô.Dyadayũaoneaindfkumbinaagreediofwegouvôdôpartynalocose.heaven[...][...]MomannerTêtuugaTurtlevêseemezetablexyadu,fill.ppê3sgmêsêwantpacompê3sgkabafinishmezetablepimyô.firstOne day, they agreed to go to a party in heaven. [...] As Turtle saw how full of food the table was, he wanted to finish the table first.
Source: Maurer 2009: 46
- Confidence:
- Very certain