Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Indefinite articles

Values

Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Example 67-16:
Saya ada dua anak, satu jantan, satu perempuan.
Saya
1sg
ada
have
dua
two
anak,
child
satu
one
jantan,
male
satu
one
perempuan.
female
I have two children, one son [and] one daughter.

Source: Aye 2005: 109

Example 67-69:
Ada satu orang tua.
Ada
exist
satu
one
orang
person
tua.
old
There was an old man.

Source: Aye 2005: 351

Example 67-70:
Cinmai oh myintin dekat ada satu tampat.
Cinmai
Chiang.Mai
oh
pcl
myintin
Myanmar
dekat
near
ada
have
satu
one
tampat.
place
Chiang Mai is a place near Myanmar.
Confidence:
Very certain