Datapoint Reunion Creole/Indefinite articles

The indefinite article and the attributive numeral is in, the independent numeral is enn.

Values

Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Example 54-66:
In bo zour lavé in vyé boug, [...].
En
indf
bo
good
zour
day
lave
have.pst
en
indf
vye
old
boug,
man
[...].
[...]
Once upon a time, there was an old man, [...].
French: Un beau jour, il y avait un vieil homme, [...].

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 63

Example 54-67:
[...] li manz enn, li donn son syin sakin enn.
[...]
[...]
li
3sg.fin
manz
eat
enn,
one
li
3sg.fin
donn
give
son
poss.3sg
syen
dog
saken
each
enn.
one
[...] he eats one, he gives his dogs one each.
French: [...] il en mange un, il en donne un à chacun de ses chiens.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 63

Example 54-222:
Pandan in moi [...] zot i trap pa ryin.
Pandan
during
en
indf
mwa
month
[...]
[...]
zot
3pl
i
fin
trap
catch
pa
neg
ryen.
nothing
During one month [...] they catch nothing.
French: Pendant un mois [...] ils n'attrapent rien.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 59

Confidence:
Certain