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Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
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Indefinite article is preposed
Example 40-16:
u͂ rhe su kabel ki korta ani su barb ki fedze u͂ barber ti vi kad suman.
u͂
a
rhe
king
su
gen
kabel
hair
ki
comp
korta
cut
ani
and
su
his
barb
beard
ki
comp
fedze
do
u͂
a
barber
barber
ti
pst
vi
come
kad
each
suman.
week
A barber would come each week to cut a king's hair and shave him.
Example 40-17:
u͂ ti ap ani fig.
u͂
a
ti
pst
.
cop
ap
hand.bread
ani
and
fig.
banana
There once was a hand bread and a banana.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase
Source:
Unpublished story
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