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Definite articles
The indefinite marker is the numeral u͂ ‘one’.
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No definite article, but indefinite article
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 40-21:
Karekrəm tsalu
kɔr
lə hika?
Karekrəm
program
tsalu
beginning
kɔr
when
lə
fut
hika?
become
When will the program begin?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Definite articles
Source:
Unpublished story
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