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Position of definite article in the noun phrase
The definite article is not obligatory.
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Definite article is preposed
Example 38-16:
May laba mina sunzu.
Mai
mother
laba
wash
mina
child
sunzu.
dirty
The mother washes the dirty child.
Example 38-17:
namina miel
na-mina
art
-child
miela
female
the girls/daughters
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
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Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Own fieldwork
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