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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
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 40-38:
Ti u͂ mat [...].
Ti
was
u͂
one
mat
forest/woods
[...].
[...]
There was a forest [...].
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Unpublished story
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