Datapoint Pidgin Hawaiian/Indefinite articles

In addition to akahi 'one', indefinites sometimes are bare nouns and sometimes are specified by kela.

Values

Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’

Example 71-16:
Kela lio oe inaha akahi eke palani.
Kela
det
lio
horse
oe
2sg.poss
inaha
tear
akahi
indf
eke
sack
palani.
bran
Your horse tore into a sack of bran.
Example 71-53:
Ahi kuai iaia $2.50 akahi omole, alua omole $5.00.
Ahi
Ahi
kuai
sell
iaia
3sg
$2.50
$2.50
akahi
one
omole,
bottle
alua
two
omole
bottle
$5.00.
$5.00
Ahi sold one bottle to him for $2.50 and two bottles for $5.00.
Confidence:
Certain