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Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Example 66-8:
Itu oorang serattu.
Itu
dem
oorang
person
ser-attu.
teacher-
indf
That person is a (male) teacher.
Example 66-34:
Pompanganak deppe ummana kumbang attu ekasi (aða). Attusi duasi?
Pompang-anak
female-child
de-pe
3sg
-
poss
umma-na
mother-
dat
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
e-kasi
asp
-give
(aða).
(
aux
)
Attu-si
one-or
dua-si?
two-or
The girl has given her mother a rose. One or two?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Indefinite articles
Source:
Own knowledge
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