Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase

In a noun phrase, it is frequently the case that the indefinite article intervenes between the attributive adjective and noun, as in Example 12.

Values

Indefinite article is postposed Frequency: 50.0%

Example 66-6:
Go ayer mera kumbang attu yang eklaatan.
Go
1sg
ayer
water
mera
red
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
yang
acc
e-klaatan.
asp-see
I saw a pink flower.
Confidence:
Very certain

Indefinite article is preposed Frequency: 50.0%

Example 66-11:
Go attu ayer mera kumbang yang eklaatan.
Go
1sg
attu
indf
ayer
water
mera
red
kumbang
flower
yang
acc
e-klaatan.
asp-see
I saw a pink flower.
Example 66-12:
Go panjang attu buk sibaca.
Go
1sg
panjang
long
attu
indf
buk
book
si-baca.
pst-read
I read a long book.
Confidence:
Very certain