Datapoint Creolese/Indefinite articles

There is identity between the numeral and the indefinite article at the segmental level for many speakers, with the distinction being a suprasegmental one, with the numeral receiving prominence, and the indefinite article being non-prominent. For other speakers, however, there is also a segmental difference, with the numeral being /waan/ and the indefinite article /wan/.

Values

Indefinite article distinct from numeral ‘one’

Example 5-52:
hii ga wàn shaap reezaa
hii
he
ga
have
wàn
indf.art
shaap
sharp
reezaa
razor
He had a sharp razor.

Source: Rickford 1987: 130, line 217

Example 5-78:
wel wan dee mi bin a lai dong pan dis boot
wel
well
wan
one
dee
day
mi
1sg
bin
pst
a
asp
lai
lie
dong
down
pan
on
dis
this
boot
boat
Well, one day I was lying down on this boat.

Source: Rickford 1987: 149, lines 365-366

Confidence:
Very certain