Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article

In Bazaar Malay, there are two demonstrative pronouns, ini, which means 'this/these' and itu, which means 'that/those'. The demonstrative itu is also used as the definite article.

Values

Demonstrative identical to definite article

Example 67-72:
Itu hari saya buka saya punya laci, apa-apa pun tak ada.
Itu
dem
hari
day
saya
1sg
buka
open
saya
1sg
punya
poss
laci,
drawer
apa~apa
what~what
pun
even
tak
neg
ada.
have
That day, I opened my drawer and there was nothing.

Source: Aye 2005: 77

Example 67-73:
itu orang bangsa punya cakap
itu
this
orang
person
bangsa
nation
punya
attr
cakap
speak
the national language

Source: Aye 2005: 112

Confidence:
Very certain