Datapoint Diu Indo-Portuguese/Position of definite article in the noun phrase

Diu Indo-Portuguese has no dedicated definite article, but its function is taken over by either of the two demonstratives ikəl 'that' and es 'this' - the former being the most common in this function. The position of these elements, in either function, is prenominal.

Values

Definite article is preposed

Example 39-20:
ikəl raprig ki vẽdew jɔrnal
ikəl
dem
raprig
girl
ki
rel
vẽde-w
sell-pst
jɔrnal
newspaper
the girl who sold (me) the newspaper

Source: Cardoso 2004-2008

Example 39-25:
Es tud ɔn foy raprig?
Es
dem
tud
all
ɔn
where
foy
go.pst
raprig?
girl
Where did all the girls go?

Source: Cardoso 2009: 173

Confidence:
Intermediate