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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 44-5:
Tyéni un muhér byéha [...].
Tyéni
exist
un
indf
muhér
woman
byéha
old
[...].
[...]
There was an old lady [...].
Example 44-59:
Tyéni yo tres kobéta, úna na arríba, úna na báho [...].
Tyéni
have
yo
1sg
tres
three
kobéta,
pail
úna
one
na
loc
arríba,
up
úna
one
na
loc
báho
down
[...].
[...]
I have three toilets, one upstairs, one downstairs [...].
Source:
Sippola 2006
: 45
Example 44-60:
dos íha i un íhu
dos
two
íha
girl
i
and
un
one
íhu
boy
two girls and one boy
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Sippola 2006
: 45
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